Tateomys macrocercus Musser 1982

Tateomys macrocercus Musser 1982, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 174: 64.

Type Locality: Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Gunung Nokilalaki, 7500 ft (2286 m).

Vernacular Names: Long-tailed Sulawesian Shrew Rat.

Distribution: Known only between 1980 and 2286 m in tropical upper montane rain forest on Gunung Nokilalaki, but probably occurs in other mountainous regions of C Sulawesi.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Stomach morphology of T. macrocercus, which is scansorial, nocturnal, and vermivorous, described and compared with the arboreal and insectivorous Sommeromys and other Sulawesian endemics by Musser and Durden (2002).