Komodomys rintjanus (Sody 1941)

[Rattus] rintjanus Sody 1941, Treubia, 18: 310.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Pulau Rintja, Lohoboeaja.

Vernacular Names: Nusa Tenggara Komodomys.

Distribution: Nusa Tenggara: islands of Rintja, Padar, and Flores; probably occurs on other islands in the Lesser Sunda chain (e.g., Komodo).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Populations on Rintja and Padar are represented by modern samples, that from Flores by subfossil fragments recovered from sediments 4000-3000 years old (Musser, 1981 c; undescribed material studied by Musser).