Rattus jobiensis
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Taxonavigation
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Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Rattus
Species: Rattus jobiensis
Name
[edit]- Rattus jobiensis Rümmler, 1935
Holotype: ZMB 45677, adult ♂, skin and skull.
Type locality: “Insel Japen [=Yapen Island]”, in Teluk Cendrawasih [=Geelvinck Bay], Province of Papua, Indonesia.
Combinations
[edit]- Rattus leucopus jobiensis Rümmler, 1935: 116 [original combination]
- Stenomys leucopus jobiensis: Rümmler, 1938: 191 [name combination]
- Rattus ringens jobiensis: Ellerman, 1949: 69 [name combination]
- Rattus ruber jobiensis: Tate, 1951: 331 [name combination]
- Rattus jobiensis: Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusuen, 1982: 261 [name combination, elevate to species]
Synonyms
[edit]- Rattus owiensis Troughton, 1945: 374
Holotype: AM M6993, subadult ♂, skin and skull.
Type locality: “Owi Island in the Schouten Group”.
- Rattus biakensis Troughton, 1946: 409
Holotype: AM M.7082, adult ♀, skin and skull.
TYpe locality: “Biak Island, Schouten Group.”
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Rümmler, H. 1935. Neue Muriden aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 10: 105–118. BHL Reference page.
- Rümmler, H. 1938. Die Systematik und Verbreitung der Muriden Neuguineas. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologische Museum in Berlin 23: 1–297. Reference page.
- Troughton, E.G. 1945. Diagnoses of new mammals from the south-west Pacific. Records of the Australian Museum 21: 373-375.
- Troughton, E.G. 1946. Diagnoses of new rats from the New Guinea area. Records of the Australian Museum 21: 406-410.
- Ellerman, J.R. 1949. The families and genera of living rodents. vol. 3, pt. 1. British Museum: London. 193 pp.
- Tate, G.H.H. 1951. Results of the Archbold expeditions. No. 65. The rodents of Australia and New Guinea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 97: 183–430.
- Taylor, J.M., Calaby, J.H. & Van Deusen, H.M. 1982. A revision of the genus Rattus (Rodentia, Muridae) in the New Guinean region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 173: 177–336. hdl: 2246/571 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Rattus jobiensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. 2017. IUCN: Rattus jobiensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T19337A22439944. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19337A22439944.en
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Yapen Island Rat