Rattus arrogans

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Western New Guinea 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. 1922-03-01. New mammals from New Guinea and neighbouring islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9(51):261-265.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Stenomys arrogans

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/44e3e78c-a8eb-4340-824e-cd52f7f6ab2c

Type locality

"Doormanpad-bivak, 2400 m," northern slopes Snow Mountains (Pegunungan Maoke), Province of Papua, New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003613

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 klossii

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

klossii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.18.83

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099694

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rattus niobe haymani

Ellerman, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

haymani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.18.83

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410525

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Stenomys arrogans

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Muridae

Root name

arrogans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/44e3e78c-a8eb-4340-824e-cd52f7f6ab2c

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Stenomys niobe arrogans

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

arrogans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

321

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus niobe arrogans

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

arrogans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

341

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)

Rattus arrogans

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

arrogans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136730/22444897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Stenomys klossi

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

klossi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635712

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

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