Rattus novaeguineae

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

Papua New Guinea 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

Taylor, J.M., Calaby, J.H. and Van Deusen, H.M. 1982-07-30. A revision of the genus Rattus (Rodentia, Muridae) in the New Guinean region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 173:177-336.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/571

Original name as described

Rattus novaeguineae

Other common names

New Guinea Rat

Type material

BPBM VZ-BBM-NG 54518

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/bpbm/vz-bbm-ng?id=3c774511-862e-4517-b639-df3999c510c4

Type locality

Kalolo Creek, 1070 m, Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003650

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 novaeguineae

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

novaeguineae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BPBM VZ-BBM-NG 54518

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/bpbm/vz-bbm-ng?id=3c774511-862e-4517-b639-df3999c510c4

Authority page

259

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19354/22442250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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