The first report of albinism in a Sundaland endemic rodent
2021
Nations, Jonathan A. | Mursyid, Ahmad | Darma Busta, Ryski | Adrian, Sah Putra | Handika, Heru | Apandi, | Achmadi, Anang S. | Esselstyn, Jacob A.
Albinism, a congenital disorder that results in a lack of melanin deposition, is common in domesticated animals but rare in nature. Among the ∼2500 species of rodents worldwide, only 67 have published reports of albinism. Here we report the capture of an albino murid (Muridae: Rodentia) from Mt. Singgalang in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The specimen is an adolescent but sexually mature male Maxomys hylomyoides, a montane Sumatran endemic. To our knowledge, this specimen represents the first reported albino rodent from Indonesia and Sundaland, and only the second from Southeast Asia.
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