Leopoldamys sabanus (Thomas, 1887) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 20:269.

TYPE LOCALITY: Malaysia, Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu .

DISTRIBUTION: Bangladesh; Thailand; Indochina; Malay Peninsula; Sumatra; Borneo; Java; smaller islands on the Sunda Shelf.

COMMENT: Includes macrourus which has priority but is based on a specimen of uncertain origin; formerly included siporanus; see Musser, 1981, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 168(3):256-257, who also stated that sabanus may contain more than one species.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410011058099001 as Rattus sabanus .