Peleng Island Xanthurus Rat

Peleng Island Xanthurus RatThe Peleng Island Xanthurus Rat has long, coarse gray-brown fur with black guard hairs and soft spines, and a gray underside. At the time of publication, HMW knew it only from the type series.What does it look like?HMW describes long, coarse fur with black guard hairs and soft spines, a gray-brown dorsum, and a gray underside without a sharp boundary. The hind feet are broad and the ears pale brown.How does it live?The Peleng Island Xanthurus Rat has long, coarse gray-brown fur with black guard hairs and soft spines, and a gray underside. At the time of publication, HMW knew it only from the type series.The HMW2017 species account lists lowland evergreen forest as habitat.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.