Margaretamys christinae
Mortelliti, Castiglia, Amori, Maryanto, & Musser, 2012
Christina's Margareta 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 | : Margaretamys |
Species status
Authority citation
Mortelliti, A., Castiglia, R., Amori, G., Maryanto, I. and Musser, G.G. 2012-06. A new species of Margaretamys (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae: Rattini) from Pegunungan Mekongga, southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tropical Zoology 25(2):74-107.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1080/03946975.2012.696439Original name as described
Margaretamys christinae
Other common names
Christina's Margaretamys
Type material
MZB 35283
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
south slope of Gunung Moserosero, Pegunungan Mekongga, Sulawesi Tenggara, south-eastern Sulawesi.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Mortelliti, A., Castiglia, R., Amori, G., Maryanto, I., & Musser, G. G. (2012). A new species of Margaretamys (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae: Rattini) from Pegunungan Mekongga, southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tropical Zoology, 25(2), 74-107.
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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