Rattus nikenii
Maryanto, M. H. Sinaga, A. S. Achmadi, & Maharadatunkamsi, 2010
Gag 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
Authority citation
Maryanto, I., Sinaga, M.H., Achmadi, A.S. and Maharadatunkamsi. 2010. Morphometric variation of _Rattus praetor_ (Thomas, 1888) complex from Papua, with the description of new species of Rattus from Gag Island. Treubia 37:25-48.
Original name as described
Rattus nikenii
Other common names
Niken's Rat
Type material
MZB 17921
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Gag Island, West Papua, Indonesia."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Maryanto, I., Sinaga, M. H., Achmadi, A. S., & Maharadatunkamsi, M. (2010). Morphometric variation of Rattus praetor (Thomas, 1888) complex from Papua, with the description of new species of Rattus from Gag Island. Treubia, 37, 25-48.
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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