Maxomys musschenbroekii (Jentink 1878)

[Maxomys] musschenbroekii (Jentink 1878), Notes Leyden Mus ., 1: 10.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi, NE peninsula, Menado.

Vernacular Names: Musschenbroek's Sulawesi Maxomys.

Synonyms: Maxomys aspinatus (Tate and Archbold 1935); Maxomys lalawora (Sody 1941); Maxomys tetricus (Miller and Hollister 1921) .

Distribution: Throughout Sulawesi in most forest formations (Musser, 1991; Musser and Holden, 1991).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Considered conspecific with Sundaic M. whiteheadi by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951), but musschenbroekii is a separate species endemic to Sulawesi (Medway, 1977; Musser, 1991). Spermatozoal morphology more similar to that described for Malayan species of Maxomys than to sperm of other sampled Sulawesian species (Breed and Musser, 1991). Occurs sympatrically with all other species of Sulawesian Maxomys, and does not show significant morphological variation among samples from different island regions (Musser, ms).