Sumatran Mountain Rat

Rattus korinchi

Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
IUCN status: DD
Distribution: Indonesia
Realm: Indomalaya

Other names: Kerinci Rat

About this species

Habitat: High elevations above 2,000m
Range: Endemic to western Sumatra (Mount Kerinci and Mount Talakmau)

Korinch's rat is found only in western Sumatra, known only from Mount Kerinci and Mount Talakmau, where it is restricted to high elevations above 2,000 m. It is known from just two museum specimens collected early in the 20th century. Genetic analysis indicates its closest relative is Hoogerwerf's rat, from which it diverged around 1.4 million years ago (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Sumatra guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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