Leopoldamys siporanus
(O. Thomas, 1895)
Mentawai Long-tailed Giant Rat
Location:Indonesia, West Sumatra province, Mentawai Islands regency, SiberutDate taken:Sep 10, 2024Description:Also as Mentawai Archipelago Leopoldamys, Mentawai Archipelago Long-tailed Giant Rat.
Distribution :
Endemic to Mentawai Arch.; islands of Siberut, Sipora, North Pagai, and South Pagai.
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7427
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Rattini |
| Genus | : Leopoldamys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1895-01-07. On some mammals collected by Dr. E. Modigliani in Sipora, Mentawei islands. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 34:660-672.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Mus siporanus
Other common names
Mentawai Archipelago Leopoldamys · Mentawai Archipelago Long-tailed Giant Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1895.1.9.13, MSNG (no number given)
Type kind
syntypes
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Pulau Sipora, Kepulauan Mentawai, Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Indonesia
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 5 names and synonyms.
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