Rattus burrus

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Nicobar Archipelago 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1902-05-29. The mammals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24(1269):751-795.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782650

Original name as described

Mus burrus

Other common names

Nonsense Rat · Miller's Nicobar Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:111811

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6d09133-2427-43ff-bfeb-12915fc675e7

Type locality

Trinkat Island, Nicobar Islands, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003617

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.

Mus burrescens

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

burrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111789

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dfc86c3e-18ad-4d94-96f5-5c152fedabdf

Authority page

771

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782653

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Mus burrus

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

burrus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111811

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6d09133-2427-43ff-bfeb-12915fc675e7

Authority page

768

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782650

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Rattus burrus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

burrus

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. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19325/22444340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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