Rattus tiomanicus

(G. S. Miller, 1900)

Malaysian Field 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. 1900-08-20. Mammals collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on islands in the South China Sea. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 2:203-246.

Original name as described

Mus tiomanicus

Other common names

Malayan Field Rat · Tioman Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:101763

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Tioman Island [Pahang, Malaysia]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia · Singapore · Brunei · Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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