Rattus korinchi Robinson and Kloss 1916

Rattus korinchi Robinson and Kloss 1916, J. Str. Br. Roy. Asiat. Soc., 73: 275.

Type Locality: Indonesia, W Sumatra, Propinsi Jambi, Gunung Kerinci, Sungai Kring, 7300 ft (2225 m).

Vernacular Names: Sumatran Mountain Rat.

Distribution: Recorded only from Gunung Kerinci and Gunung Talakmau in W Sumatra (Musser, 1986:4).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Rattus species group unresolved. Revised by Musser (1986). Represented by very few specimens, and morphologically unlike any other described species of Rattus . Member of the cluster of murine species endemic to Sumatra (Musser, 1986; see also account of Maxomys hylomyoides).