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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第一份关于巽他兰地方性啮齿动物白化病的报告

白化病是一种导致黑色素沉积不足的先天性疾病，在家养动物中很常见，但在自然界中很少见。在全世界约 2500 种啮齿动物中，只有 67 种发表了白化病的报告。在这里，我们报告了从山上捕获的白化鼠（鼠科：啮齿目）。印度尼西亚西苏门答腊的 Singgalang。该标本是一个青春期但性成熟的雄性 Maxomys hylomyoides，一种山地苏门答腊地方性动物。据我们所知，该标本代表了来自印度尼西亚和巽他兰的第一个报告的白化啮齿动物，仅是来自东南亚的第二个。