Rattus marmosurus

O. Thomas, 1921

Marmoset Xanthurus 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

Thomas, O. 1921-03-01. On a new genus and species of shrew, and some new Muridæ from the East-Indian Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7(39):243-249.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626665

Original name as described

Rattus marmosurus

Other common names

Marmoset Rat · Opossum Rat · Opossum Xanthurus Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.1.2.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/deba766b-446d-4f85-9da2-c0315349a08c

Type locality

"Mt. Masarang [= Gunung Masarang], Minahassa, 2000' [= 610 m]," north-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

previously included R. facetus

Taxonomy notes citation

Thomson, V., Wiewel, A., Chinen, A., Maryanto, I., Sinaga, M. H., How, R., ... & Suzuki, H. (2018). A perspective for resolving the systematics of Rattus, the vertebrates with the most influence on human welfare. Zootaxa, 4459(3), 431-452.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003639

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 marmosurus

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

marmosurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.1.2.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/deba766b-446d-4f85-9da2-c0315349a08c

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626665

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:550, 551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19345/22442822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus tondanus

Sody, 1932

Family

Muridae

Root name

tondanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.21234.a, RMNH.MAM.21234.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21234.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21234.b

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Natuurhistorich Maandblad

Name usages

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

Taeromys(?) marmosurus

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

marmosurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

314

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus marmosurus marmosurus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

marmosurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

839

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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