Dacnomys millardi Thomas 1916
- Dataset
- Muridae
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Muridae
- genus
- Dacnomys
- species
- Dacnomys millardi
activity
Activity patterns. Millard’s Rat is nocturnal.
biology_ecology
Habitat. Tropical and subtropical lowland and mountain rainforest, only primary habitats, at elevations of 1050 - 3000 m.
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
breeding
Breeding. No information.
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Millard’s Rat has never been recorded from disturbed habitats, and deforestation is likely a significant threat.
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body 212 - 273 mm, tail 287 - 333 mm, ear 23 - 28 mm, hindfoot 47 - 56 mm; weight 300 g. Millard’s Ratis large, with short pelage ofgrayish brown grizzled hair on dorsum and brownish white hair on belly. Tail is 114 - 142 % of headbody length and unicolored. Digits are white, and feet and hands are light brown on dorsal parts. Females have four pairs of mammae.
discussion
Despite revision indicating some variabil-ity, there is still only one species of Dacnomys, which is in its own Dacnomys division and could be close to Niviventer. S. J. Steppan and J. J. Schenk in 2017 confirmedits position within Rattini. It needs taxonomic revision and might be split into several species. Monotypic.
distribution
Distribution. E Nepal, NE India, S China (NW & S Yunnan), N Laos, and NW Vietnam.
food_feeding
Food and Feeding. No information.
materials_examined
“ Gopaldhara, 3,440 ’ [= 1049 m], ” near Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
Name
- Homonyms
- Dacnomys millardi Thomas 1916
- Common names
- Millard's Dacnomys in الانكليزية
- Millard-Ratte in الألمانية
- Millard’s Rat in الانكليزية
- Rat de Millard in الفرنسية
- Rata de Millard in language.