Rattus exulans
(T. R. Peale, 1849)
Pacific 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
Peale, T.R. 1849-06-05. United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII. Mammalia and Ornithology. C. Sherman, Philadelphia, 338 pp.
Authority publication link
https://books.google.com/books?id=VZSUUF_4nKICOriginal name as described
Mus exulans
Other common names
Polynesian Rat
Type material
USNM:MAMM:3730
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/329192d81-a65b-47bf-a763-656268524f97Type locality
Tahiti Island (France), Society Islands.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia · Indomalaya
Country distribution
Bangladesh · Myanmar · Laos · Vietnam · Taiwan · Thailand · Cambodia · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei · Singapore
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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