Rattus argentiventer

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1916)

Ricefield 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

Robinson, H.C. and Kloss, C.B. 1916. Preliminary diagnoses of some new species and subspecies of mammals and birds obtained in Korinchi, West Sumatra, Feb.—June 1914. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 73:269-278.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41809750

Original name as described

Epimys rattus argentiventer

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.5.89

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c570f0d4-a9dd-46e1-a25b-dc3e2fd9aee7

Type locality

Pasir Ganting, west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003612

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.

Epimys rattus argentiventer

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

argentiventer

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.5.89

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c570f0d4-a9dd-46e1-a25b-dc3e2fd9aee7

Authority page

274

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41809750

Authority publication

Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Rattus pesticulus

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

pesticulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.2.9.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eaa573f1-4bdc-413a-a881-dddd33458949

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626667

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rattus rattus chaseni

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

chaseni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1445

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/757caae9-9a75-4a3a-8455-93e08a5bfb38

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus argentiventer kalimantanensis

Maryanto, 2003

Family

Muridae

Root name

kalimantanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZB 22419

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52996540

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

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

Rattus rattus bali

Kloss, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

bali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.9805.a, RMNH.MAM.9805.b, RMNH.MAM.9806.a, RMNH.MAM.9806.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9805.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9805.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9806.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9806.b

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30344694

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus rattus saturnus

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

saturnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.9808.a, RMNH.MAM.9808.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9808.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9808.b

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus rattus umbriventer

R. Kellogg, 1945

Family

Muridae

Root name

umbriventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:277675

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b4e1c89a-eccb-453d-9301-c8baa68a57d6

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566081

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Rattus rattus argentiventer

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

argentiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

268

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus rattus brevicaudatus

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

brevicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

268

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus argentiventer

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

argentiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

172

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19322/115146014) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus rattus brevicaudatus

(Horst & de Raadt, 1918)

Family

Muridae

Root name

brevicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41998443

Authority publication

Zoologische Mededeelingen

Name usages

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

Rattus hoxaensis

Đào Văn Tiến, 1960

Family

Muridae

Root name

hoxaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

221-239

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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