Rattus andamanensis

(E. Blyth, 1860)

Indochinese Forest 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

Blyth, E. 1860. Report of Curator, Zoological Department. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 29(1):87-115.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37191446

Original name as described

Mus (Leggada?) andamanensis

Other common names

Sikkim Rat

Type material

ZSI 15699, ZSI 15700

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

South Andaman Island, Andaman Islands, India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Nepal · India · Bhutan · China · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003610

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 rattus hainanicus

G. M. Allen, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

hainanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-59223

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-59223

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Epimys rattus kraensis

(Kloss, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

kraensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.11.4.203

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/70a2b068-5588-4796-bdd8-e127f33ec537

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596777

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Epimys rattus klumensis

(Kloss, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

klumensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.11.4.207

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/56d0a92c-b7ab-4738-a8f7-f18ad6cd7cb6

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596776

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus rattus sikkimensis

Hinton, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

sikkimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1917.7.2.46

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/39ab15f1-d0e3-4015-b328-fe53dcce4efd

Authority page

394

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2049969

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Epimys remotus

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

remotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.11.3.31

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640990

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus burrulus

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

burrulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111817

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/377b78412-381b-4070-a27e-6d7b1ca68e9c

Authority page

770

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782652

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus flebilis

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

flebilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111841

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30cb8c1d5-6156-4455-8c42-625274fe7a12

Authority page

762

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782644

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus rattus koratensis

Kloss, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

koratensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:221512

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ee20faa0-4293-494e-8388-7e4caad85221

Authority page

379

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12463898

Authority publication

Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus (Leggada?) andamanensis

(E. Blyth, 1860)

Family

Muridae

Root name

andamanensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15699, ZSI 15700

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37191446

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1863:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Rattus rattus holchu

V. Chaturvedi, 1966

Family

Muridae

Root name

holchu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 16857

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

141

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Bengal

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus koratensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

koratensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

173

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rattus remotus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

remotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

553

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Rattus sikkimensis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

sikkimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

553

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Rattus andamanensis

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

andamanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19361/115149094) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus andamanensis koratensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

koratensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

270

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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