Rattus hainaldi

D. J. Kitchener, How, & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991

Hainald's Flores 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

Kitchener, D.J., How, R.A. and Maharadatunkamsi. 1991. A new species of Rattus from the mountains of West Flores, Indonesia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(3):555-570.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53886201

Original name as described

Rattus hainaldi

Other common names

Hainald's Rat

Type material

WAM M32877

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Desa Longko, 8 km SSE Ruteng, above Kampong Robo, 1300 m, Gunung Ranakah, Pulau Flores, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003628

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.

Rattus hainaldi

D. J. Kitchener, How, & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991

Family

Muridae

Root name

hainaldi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M32877

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

557

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53886201

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19334/115147017) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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