Rattus mollicomulus

Tate & Archbold, 1935

Lampobatang Sulawesi 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

Tate, G.H.H. and Archbold, R. 1935-05-18. Twelve apparently new forms of Rattus from the Indo-Australian Region. American Museum Novitates 802:1-10.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/169860

Original name as described

Rattus mollicomulus

Other common names

Little Soft-furred Rat

Type material

AMNH M-101134

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-101134

Type locality

"Wawa Karaing [= Wawokaraeng], Gunung [= Mount] Lampobatang, southern Celebes [= Sulawesi], 1500 meters," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003641

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 mollicomulus

Tate & Archbold, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

mollicomulus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-101134

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-101134

Authority page

4

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19347/22443135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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