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Mentawai Archipelago Leopoldamys
Leopoldamys siporanus (Thomas, 1895)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Mentawai long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys siporanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is endemic to the Mentawai Islands archipelago off the west coast of Sumatra, in Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Mentawai long-tailed giant rat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:20:49.674559+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leopoldamys siporanus (Thomas, 1895)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1895)
- Common name
- Mentawai Archipelago Leopoldamys
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Leopoldamys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusLeopoldamys Ellerman, 1947
- speciesLeopoldamys siporanus (Thomas, 1895)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leopoldamys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Millet's LeopoldamysLeopoldamys milleti (Robinson & Kloss, 1922) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indomalayan LeopoldamysLeopoldamys sabanus (Thomas, 1887) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sundaic Mountain LeopoldamysLeopoldamys ciliatus (Bonhote, 1900) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Edward's LeopoldamysLeopoldamys edwardsi (Thomas, 1882) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neill's LeopoldamysLeopoldamys neilli (J. T. Marshall Jr., 1976) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mus soccatus Miller, 1903 Miller, 1903 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585285 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3T798. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.