Rattus stoicus

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Andaman Archipelago 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1902-05-29. The mammals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24(1269):751-795.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782641

Original name as described

Mus stoicus

Other common names

Andaman Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:111834

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36a21916e-4b87-4337-8b57-df49e239a6a0

Type locality

"Henry Lawrence Island, Andaman [Islands]," India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003668

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 rogersi

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rogersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.4.13.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/657ba320-1b9f-4115-a537-539942bb7acb

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413447

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mus taciturnus

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

taciturnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111828

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f97943ce-9289-4789-8262-55b913d63802

Authority page

762

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782644

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Mus stoicus

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

stoicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111834

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36a21916e-4b87-4337-8b57-df49e239a6a0

Authority page

759

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782641

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Rattus rogersi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

rogersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

174

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Rattus stoicus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

stoicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

554

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19365/115149626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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