Rattus detentus

Timm, Weijola, K. P. Aplin, Flannery, & Pine in Timm, Weijola, K. P. Aplin, Donnellan, Flannery, V. Thomson, & Pine, 2016

Manus Island Spiny 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

Authority citation

Timm, R.M., Weijola, V., Aplin, K.P., Donnellan, S.C., Flannery, T.F., Thomson, V. and Pine, R.H. 2016-04-12. A new species of Rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) from Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Journal of Mammalogy 97(3):861-878.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw034

Original name as described

Rattus detentus

Other common names

Admiralties Rat

Type material

PNGM 274363 (= AM M.45608)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"a small stream near western end of Kawaliap Village, el. 200 m (2°6'40"S, 147°3'40"E), Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Timm, R.M., Weijola, V., Aplin, K.P., Donnellan, S.C., Flannery, T.F., Thomson, V., Pine, R.H. 2016. A new species of Rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) from Manus Island Papua New Guinea. Journal of Mammalogy 97 (3): 861-878.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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.

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.