Rattus bontanus

O. Thomas, 1921

Southwestern Xanthurus 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. 1921-03-01. On a new genus and species of shrew, and some new Muridæ from the East-Indian Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7(39):243-249.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626664

Original name as described

Rattus bontanus

Other common names

Bonthain Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.1.3.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/93d854a0-4eff-4ad9-b586-73d1f9027d3a

Type locality

"Indrulaman, Mount Bonthain [= Gunung Lampobatang], 2000' [= 610 m]," south-western Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003616

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 bontanus

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

bontanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.1.3.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/93d854a0-4eff-4ad9-b586-73d1f9027d3a

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626664

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19324/115146163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus foramineus

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

foramineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZB 20/37 or 5618

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

308

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Taeromys(?) bontanus

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bontanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

315

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus foramineus foramineus

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

foramineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

308

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

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