Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands: Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. III, pp. 111-138Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith)
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Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands: Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. III, pp. 111-138
Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith)
Abbott, William Louis, 1860-1936; Mammals -- Indonesia -- Natuna Islands
Six specimens (one in alcohol) from Bunguran, two from Pulo Lingung,
one from Pulo Laut, four (one in alcohol) from Sirhassen, and one (in
alcohol) from Pulo Midei. It is doubtful whether these series are
referable to one species or whether any of them are the true Bornean
_Mus rajah_. The material is not wholly satisfactory, and I have been
unable to examine specimens from Borneo.
MUS NEGLECTUS Jentink.
1894. _Mus rattus_ var. THOMAS and HARTERT, Novitates
Zoologicæ, I, p. 658. September, 1894 (Bunguran).
1895. _Mus neglectus_ THOMAS and HARTERT, Novitates Zoologicæ,
II, p. 492. December, 1895 (Bunguran).
Five specimens from Pulo Lingung, one from Pulo Midei, and nine from
Sirhassen. In the absence of Bornean material, I follow Thomas and
Hartert in referring the Natuna rats of the '_alexandrinus_' type to
_Mus neglectus_.
SCIUROPTERUS EVERETTI Thomas.
1894. _Sciuropterus phayrei_ THOMAS and HARTERT, Novitates
Zoologicæ, I, p. 660. September, 1894 (Bunguran).
1895. _Sciuropterus everetti_ THOMAS, Novitates Zoologicæ,
II, p. 27. February, 1895 (Revised determination of Bunguran
specimens).
1895. _Sciuropterus everetti_ THOMAS and HARTERT, Novitates
Zoologicæ, II, p. 490. December, 1895 (Bunguran).
Two specimens, both from Bunguran; an immature male taken July 4, and
an adult female taken July 21, 1900.
PETAURISTA NITIDULA Thomas.
1894. _Pteromys nitidus_ THOMAS and HARTERT, Novitates
Zoologicæ, I, p. 660. September, 1894 (Bunguran).
1895. _Pteromys nitidus_ THOMAS and HARTERT, Novitates
Zoologicæ, II, p. 490. December, 1895 (Bunguran).
1900. _Petaurista nitidula_ THOMAS, Novitates Zoologicæ, VII,
p. 592. December 8, 1900 (Bunguran).
Seven specimens from Bunguran.
SCIURUS PROCERUS sp. nov.
1894. _Sciurus tenuis_ THOMAS and HARTERT, Novitates Zoologicæ,
I, p. 659. September, 1894 (Bunguran).
1895. _Sciurus tenuis_ THOMAS and HARTERT, Novitates Zoologicæ,
II, p. 492. December, 1895 (Bunguran).
_Type._--Adult male (skin and skull) No. 104698 U. S. National
Museum. Collected on Bunguran Island, North Natunas, July 18, 1900.
Original number 574.
_Characters._--Externally similar to _Sciurus tenuis_ though somewhat
smaller. Skull very much smaller and relatively broader than in the
related species.
_Color._--The color is exactly like that of _Sciurus tenuis_ from
Singapore.
_Skull and teeth._--Except that it appears to be broader throughout,
relatively to its length, the skull of _Sciurus procerus_ is
essentially a miniature of that of _S. tenuis_, as the braincase
shows none of the tendency to increased depth characteristic of the
Bornean animal. Ratio of rostral depth to distance between middle of
interparietal and lower rim of audital bulla, 50. This ratio is 49 in
_S. tenuis_.
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