Rattus colletti

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Australian Dusky 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. 1904. New species of Pteropus, Mus, and Pogonomys from the Australian region. Novitates Zoologicae 11:597-600.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858647

Original name as described

Mus colletti

Other common names

Collett's Rat · Dusky Rat · Mulbu · Territory Dusky Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1904.4.4.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0e229b5f-978c-493b-83a4-bf3e3c9dcba1

Type locality

"S[outh]. Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003618

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 colletti

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Muridae

Root name

colletti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.4.4.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0e229b5f-978c-493b-83a4-bf3e3c9dcba1

Authority page

599

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858647

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Rattus gestri colletti

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

colletti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

350

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Rattus colletti

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

colletti

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. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19326/22444443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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