Rattus timorensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Rattus
Species: Rattus timorensis

Rattus timorensis Kitchener, Aplin & Boeadi, 1991: 446

Holotype: WAM M34827, adult ♀, skin and body in alcohol.
Type locality: “West facing valley between two ridges near the top of Gunung Mutis at altitude ca. 1900 m; ca. 7 km east of Desa Nenas (ca. 9°31'S, 126°16'E)”.

Kitchener, D.J., Aplin, K.P. & Boeadi 1991. A new species of Rattus from Gunung Mutis, South West Timor Island, Indonesia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(2): 445–461. BHL Reference page.

Clayton, E. & Kennerley, R. 2017. IUCN: Rattus timorensis (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T19367A22445524. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19367A22445524.en. Accessed on 23 March 2026.