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Sulawesi Soft-furred Rat
Eropeplus canus Miller & Hollister, 1921
Also calledRat givré (fra) · Sulawesi-Langhaarratte (deu) · futrzak sulaweski (pol) · krysa bělošedá (ces) · sulawesinpehmorotta (fin) · Сулавесская мягкошерстная крыса (rus) · セレベスヤワゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Miller, Gerrit S. Jr., and N. Hollister. (1921). Twenty new mammals collected by H. C. Raven in Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 34.
The Sulawesi soft-furred rat (Eropeplus canus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Eropeplus. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
== References ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Monotypic. Nearly indistinguishable from Lenomys meyeri in fur coloration and texture, tail color pattern, length of fur covering over base of tail, cranial conformation, and spermatozoal configuration, but differs sharply in molar occlusal patterns (Musser, 1981 c).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: C Sulawesi; known only by small samples from a few places in montane tropical rainforest formations (Musser, 1970 d; Musser and Holden, 1991), 1800 - 2300 m; probably occurs throughout central core of the island in montane forest habitats.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Gunung Lehio, above 6000 ft (1830 m).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: C Sulawesi; known only by small samples from a few places in montane tropical rainforest formations (Musser, 1970 d; Musser and Holden, 1991), but probably occurs throughout at least the central core of the island in suitable montane habitat.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
Where it has been recorded
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438145.