Epimys benguetensis, a composite, and one zoogeographic view of rat and mouse faunas in the Philippines and Celebes

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2624

By

Musser, Guy G.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1977

Notes

Title from caption.

"June 22, 1977."

"I record here that the name Epimys benguetensis is based on a composite holotype: the skin is an example of Rattus rattus mindanensis and the skull is from R. nitidus. I also discuss a dichotomy between endemic and commensal murid rodents on the Philippine Islands and Celebes. Each area has its unique assemblage of endemic species of rats and mice; these are mostly restricted to primary forest. Each area shares a commensal fauna composed of Rattus rattus, R. exulans, R. argentiventer, R. norvegicus, R. nitidus, and Mus musculus. These animals live in habitats made and maintained by humans. Such a faunal dichotomy occurs wherever there is an endemic fauna and wherever humans have settled throughout the Indonesian Archipelago east of Wallace's Line"--P. [1].

Subjects

Indonesia , Mammals , Mice , Philippines , Rattus , Rodents , Sulawesi

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2624, 1977

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/77152118
OCLC: 3271753