Maxomys bartelsii (Jentink 1910)

[Mus] bartelsii Jentink 1910, Notes Leyden Mus ., 33: 69.

Type Locality: Indonesia, W Java, Gunung Pangerango-Gede, 6000 ft (1830 m).

Vernacular Names: Bartels's Javan Maxomys.

Synonyms: Maxomys obscuratus (Bartels 1938); Maxomys tjibunensis (Sody 1933) .

Distribution: Endemic to montane forests on volcanos of W and C Java (Van Peenen et al., 1974).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Morphology, chromosomes, and geographic distribution reviewed by Van Peenen et al. (1974); skull and dentition illustrated in Musser and Newcomb (1983). Reviewed also by Corbet and Hill (1992). Member of a suite of murine rodents endemic to Java (Musser, 1986; see account of Kadarsanomys sodyi).