Southwestern Xanthurus Rat

Southwestern Xanthurus RatThis rat is recorded in southwestern Sulawesi. The adult male in its original description had cinnamon-brown upperparts, dull whitish underparts, and a dark tail with a white tip. Later specimens are recorded from forests on Mount Lompobatang.What does it look like?The adult male described in 1921 had coarsely lined cinnamon-brown upperparts, dull whitish underparts, and grayish hairs along the sides. Its tail was blackish brown except for a white terminal section of about 3 cm.How does it live?This rat is recorded in southwestern Sulawesi. The adult male in its original description had cinnamon-brown upperparts, dull whitish underparts, and a dark tail with a white tip. Later specimens are recorded from forests on Mount Lompobatang.Guy Musser reports modern specimens from montane or mid-elevation forests on the flanks of Mount Lompobatang.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.