Rattus jobiensis

H. Rümmler, 1935

Yapen 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

Rümmler, H. 1935. Neue Muriden aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 10:105-118.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367532

Original name as described

Rattus leucopus jobiensis

Other common names

Japen Rat · Yapen Rat

Type material

ZMB 45677

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Pulau Yapen in Teluk Cendrawasih (= Geelvinck Bay), Province of Papua, West Papua (= Irian Jaya), Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003631

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 owiensis

Troughton, 1945

Family

Muridae

Root name

owiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.6993

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

374

Authority publication

Records of the Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:552) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus biakensis

Troughton, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

biakensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.7082

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

409

Authority publication

Records of the Australian Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus leucopus jobiensis

H. Rümmler, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

jobiensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 45677

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367532

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Rattus ruber jobiensis

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

jobiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

331

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Rattus leucopus owiensis

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

owiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

338

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Rattus jobiensis

J. M. Taylor, Calaby, & Van Deusen, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

jobiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19337/22439944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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