Rattus ceramicus

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Seram Island Mountain 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 : Rattus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1920-10-01. On mammals from Ceram. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)6(34):422-431.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240223

Original name as described

Stenomys ceramicus

Other common names

Seram Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.26.28

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Mt. Manusela [Pulau Seram, Maluku (Moluccas), Indonesia]. 6000' [= 1830 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Nesoromys to Rattus

Taxonomy notes citation

Fabre, P. H., Miguez, R. P., Holden, M. E., Fitriana, Y. S., Semiadi, G., Musser, G. G., & Helgen, K. M. (2023). Review of Moluccan Rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) with description of four new species. Contributions to Mammalogy and Zooarchaeology of Wallacea, 673-718.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003579

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.

Stenomys ceramicus

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ceramicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.26.28

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

425

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240223

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (1993:665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

Nesoromys ceramicus

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ceramicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

263 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301056

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1922:263 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15181)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20757/22447920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus ceramicus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

ceramicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

548

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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