Herbert's Long-tailed Giant Rat

Herbert's long-tailed giant rat, Leopoldamys herberti, was described by Kloss in 1916 as a form of a larger rat from Pak Jong in eastern Siam, now northern Thailand. It was later treated as part of the long-tailed giant rat, then restored as a separate species. A 2023 study of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene supported it, with L. revertens and L. neilli, as a valid Indochinese species (Mammal Diversity Database; Sains Malaysiana 2023).

Because the names herberti and revertens have been confused, older accounts may mix species. No description, habitat or diet information was found in the sources used, so this is a short entry.