Rattus satarae
Hinton, 1918
Sahyadris 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
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Hinton, M.A.C. 1918-12-20. Scientific results from the mammal survey. No. XVIII. Report on the house rats of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 26(1):59-88.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2049624Original name as described
Rattus rattus satarae
Other common names
Sahayadri Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1915.7.3.56
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/afaca0e4-299f-451f-b1cc-953a68f997b8Type locality
"Ghatmatha, Satara District [Maharashtra State], edge of the Western Ghats [India] ... altitude about 2000' [= 610 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
India
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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