Rattus arfakiensis
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Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Muroidea |
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Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Rattus
Species: Rattus arfakiensis
Name
[edit]Rattus arfakiensis (Rümmler, 1935)
- Holotype: BMNH 29.5.27.36, adult ♀, skin and skull.
- Type locality: “Arfak Gebirge [=Mountains,] [Vogelkop Peninsula, Province of Papua, Indonesia], 2000 m.”
Combinations
[edit]- Stenomys niobe arfakiensis Rümmler, 1935: 118 [original combination]
- Rattus niobe arfakiensis: Ellerman, 1941: 206 [name combination]
- Rattus arfakiensis: Musser & Carleton, 2005: 1465 [name combination, elevate to species]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Rümmler, H. 1935. Neue Muriden aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 10: 105–118. BHL Reference page.
- Ellerman, J.R. 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Volume 2. British Museum: London. xii + 690 pp.
- Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Leary, T. & Wright, D. 2016. IUCN: Rattus arfakiensis (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136526A22443907. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136526A22443907.en
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Vogelkop Mountain Rat