Leopoldamys sabanus

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat has a wide distribution and is fairly common, being the most common species found in a surveyat Mount Nuangin Selangor, Malaysia. Deforestation might be a threat in regions with prevalent logging, but it commonly occurs in logged forests and is found in many protected areas.

Sumber: Muridae

Descriptive notes. Head-body 200 - 275 mm, tail 270 - 415 mm, hindfoot 42 - 52 mm; weight 250 - 500 g. The Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat is very large, with soft, spiny, and sleek pelage. Dorsum is buffy brown to orangish brown, being darker along spine and brighter orangish brown onsides; guard hairs are shorter than most other species of Leopoldamys. Venter is white to yellowish white, sometimes with more pronounced yellowish hue, and sharply demarcated from dorsum. Feet are brown on top with white toes; hindfeet are long. Ears are long, leathery, and brown; vibrissae are very long. Tail is 135 % of head-body length, blotchy brown above and creamy white below, being clearly demarcated; tip of tail is white on some specimens. Skull is large and elongated, typical of the genus. There are four pairs of mammae: one pectoral, one post-axillary, and two inguinal pairs. Nematodes Filarioidea, Globocephalus, Heligmonoides, Mastopharus, Physalopteridae, etc., cestode species Hymenolepis and Rodentolepis, trematode Zonorchis, pentastomide Armillifer, and some ticks Ixodes have been recorded from this species. Chromosomal complement is 2 n = 42, FN = 54.

Sumber: Muridae