Rattus sanila
Flannery & J. P. White, 1991
New Ireland Forest 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
Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Flannery, T.F. and White, J.P. 1991. Animal translocations. National Geographic Research & Exploration 7(1):96-113.
Original name as described
Rattus mordax sanila
Type material
AM F.82021
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Balof, site 2, New Ireland I, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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