Maxomys ochraceiventer (Thomas 1894)

[Maxomys] ochraceiventer (Thomas 1894), Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 14: 451.

Type Locality: Malaysia, Sabah (N Borneo), Gunung Kinabalu, below 1700 m (Md Nor, 2001).

Vernacular Names: Ochraceous-bellied Bornean Maxomys.

Synonyms: Maxomys perasper (Shamel 1940) .

Distribution: Sabah and Sarawak (N Borneo), and East Kalimantan (E Borneo); apparently restricted to hills (Medway, 1964).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Once treated as a lower altitudinal subspecies of the higher montane M. alticola on Borneo (Chasen, 1940), but the two species are sympatric at 1067 m on slopes of Gunung Kinabalu (Medway, 1977). Reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992). Member of the cluster of murine species endemic to Borneo (Musser, 1986; also see account of Chiropodomys major).