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

Living
Found in the wild

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.

Original 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

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.