Rattus sanila
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Rattus
Species: †Rattus sanila
Name
[edit]Rattus sanila Flannery & White, 1991
- Holotype: AM F.82021, left maxillary fragment with M1-3.
- Type locality: “Balof 2 site, square K4, spit 8”, New Ireland, Bismarch Archipelago.
Combinations
[edit]- Rattus mordax sanila Flannery & White, 1991: 102 [original combination, as subspecies]
- Rattus sanila: Musser & Carleton, 1993: 659 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Flannery, T.F. & White, J.P. 1991. Animal translocations. National Geographic Research & Exploration 7(1): 96–113. Reference page.
- Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 1993. Family Muridae. Pp. 501–755 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 2rd edition. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C. ISBN 978-1-56098-217-3. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: New Ireland Forest Rat