Rattus enganus

(G. S. Miller, 1906)

Enggano Island 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. 1906-06-04. The mammals of Engano Island, West Sumatra. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 30(1472):819-825.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15787065

Original name as described

Mus enganus

Other common names

Enggano Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:140976

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e95e578f-d717-4709-ae12-b9f03eba8f66

Type locality

"Engano Island [= Pulau Enggano]," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003621

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 enganus

(G. S. Miller, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

enganus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:140976

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e95e578f-d717-4709-ae12-b9f03eba8f66

Authority page

821

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15787065

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Rattus enganus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

enganus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

548, 549

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:548, 549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19328/115146310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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