| Southeastern xanthurus rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. salocco |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus salocco Tate and Archbold, 1935 | |
The southeastern xanthurus rat (Rattus salocco), is a rodent of the genus Rattus .
This species is known only from the southeastern peninsula of Sulawesi, where it has been found at 300 and 1,500 m (980 and 4,920 ft) altitude. [2] Only three specimens of this poorly understood species are known; the last were collected in 1932 at the mountain Tanke Salokko. The IUCN Red List therefore lists the species as Data Deficient. [3]
Although R. salocco is usually considered a subspecies or synonym of Rattus xanthurus , R. salocco was recognized as a separate species more closely related to R. marmosurus in the 2005 third edition of Mammal Species of the World . [2]
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