Order Rodentia - Family Muridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1189 1531 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Srilankamys ohiensis (Phillips 1929) [Rattus] ohiensis Phillips 1929 , Ceylon J. Sci., Sec. B, 15: 167 . Type Locality: Sri Lanka ( Ceylon ), Ohiya, W Haputale, 6000 ft ( 1830 m ). Vernacular Names: Phillips's Srilankamys . Distribution: Primary lowland tropical and montane evergreen rainforest formations on mountains in Uva and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka between 915 and 2135 m ( Phillips, 1980 ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Musser (1981 b ) described the history of past and incorrect allocations of ohiensis to groups that are now recognized as Apomys , Lenothrix , Leopoldamys , Maxomys , Niviventer , and Rattus .