Margaretamys parvus

Musser, 1981

Lesser Margareta Rat

Probably undescribed species. Also as Lesser Margaretamys.
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Location:Indonesia, South Sulawesi province, Mount LompobattangDate taken:15 September 2025Description:Probably undescribed species. Also as Lesser Margaretamys.

Distribution :

Known only from 1830-2286 m in montane rain forest on Gunung Nokilalaki, but probably occurs elsewhere in mountainous C Sulawesi.

Notes :

The species identification is uncertain. This individual may represent a different taxon.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 8146

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Tribe: Rattini
Genus: Margaretamys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Musser, G.G. 1981. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 105. Notes on systematics of Indo-Malayan murid rodents, and descriptions of new genera and species from Ceylon, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 168:225-334.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1053

Original name as described

Margaretamys parvus

Other common names

Lesser Margaretamys

Type material

MZB 12152

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Gunung Nokilalaki, 2256 m, central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003554

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 1 name and synonym.

Margaretamys parvus

Musser, 1981

Family

Muridae

Root name

parvus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZB 12152

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

at 7400 feet on Gunung Nokilalaki

Type locality

Indonesia: Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi.

Authority page

294

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser (1981:294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8641)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Corbet & Hill (1992:386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63139)
Musser & Carleton (1993:609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12797/22459008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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