Maxomys pagensis (Miller 1903)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1371

Maxomys pagensis (Miller 1903)

[Mus] pagensis Miller 1903 , Smithson. Misc. Coll., 45: 39.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Kepulauan Mentawai, Pulau Pagai Selattan (S Pagai Isl), off coast W Sumatra.

Vernacular Names: Mentawai Archipelago Maxomys.

Distribution: Endemic to islands of South Pagai, North Pagai, Sipora, and Siberut in Mentawai Arch.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Usually listed as a subspecies of M. surifer ( Chasen, 1940) , but treated as a species by Musser et al. (1979) and retained as such by Corbet and Hill (1992). Closest phylogenetic relative is probably M. surifer . Part of the rodent fauna endemic to Mentawai Arch. (see account of Leopoldamys siporanus ).