Rattus niobe

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Eastern New Guinea Mountain 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. 1906-03-01. New mammals from the Australian region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)17(99):324-332.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245545

Original name as described

Mus niobe

Other common names

Moss-forest Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.28.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a4f8a543-dd9f-498f-9a8e-d666efaee098

Type locality

Owgarra, 2750 m, Angabunga River, Papua New Guinea

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003647

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.

Mus niobe

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

niobe

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.28.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a4f8a543-dd9f-498f-9a8e-d666efaee098

Authority page

327

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245545

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Stenomys rufulus

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rufulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.10.1.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b9121ae7-d7ad-4283-aa30-3054ab711759

Authority page

669

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15690424

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Stenomys niobe stevensi

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

stevensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:29915

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:29915

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367533

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Stenomys niobe

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

niobe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

321

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Stenomys niobe niobe

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

niobe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

321

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus niobe

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

niobe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

340

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20758/115159918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus niobe niobe

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

niobe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

340

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)

Rattus niobe rufulus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

rufulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

341

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Rattus niobe stevensi

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

stevensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

341

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

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