Southeastern xanthurus rat
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The southeastern xanthurus rat (''Rattus salocco''), is a
rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
of the genus ''
Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...
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Habitat

This species is known only from the southeastern peninsula of Sulawesi, where it has been found at altitude. Only three specimens of this poorly understood species are known; the last were collected in 1932 at the mountain Tanke Salokko. The
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therefore lists the species as Data Deficient.


Classification

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 ''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' is a standard reference work in mammalogy giving descriptions and bibliographic data for the known species of mammals. It is now in its third edition, published in late 2005, ...
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Notes

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1769534 Rattus Rodents of Indonesia Mammals described in 1935