Komodomys rintjanus

(Sody, 1941)

Komodo Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Rattini
Genus : Komodomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sody, H.J.V. 1941. On a collection of rats from the Indo-Malayan and Indo-Australian regions (with descriptions of 43 new genera, species and subspecies). Treubia 18(2):255-325.

Original name as described

Rattus rintjanus

Other common names

Nusa Tenggara Komodomys

Type material

RMNH.MAM.9801.a, RMNH.MAM.9801.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9801.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9801.b

Type locality

Lohoboeaja, Pulau Rintja, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003536

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Rattus rintjanus

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rintjanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.9801.a, RMNH.MAM.9801.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9801.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9801.b

Authority page

310

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Komodomys rintjanus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

rintjanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

520

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11050/115100884) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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