Rattus verecundus

(O. Thomas, 1904)

New Guinea Slender 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

Thomas, O. 1904. New species of Pteropus, Mus, and Pogonomys from the Australian region. Novitates Zoologicae 11:597-600.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858646

Original name as described

Mus verecundus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Avera, Aroa River [Central Province], British New Guinea [= Papua New Guinea]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003675

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 verecundus

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Muridae

Root name

verecundus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858646

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Rattus verecundus tomba

Laurie, 1952

Family

Muridae

Root name

tomba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1950.1766

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c02b1ac5-51f9-41c2-90ee-a554568c218a

Authority page

305

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2262587

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

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

Stenomys verecundus mollis

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:29905

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:29905

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367532

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Stenomys verecundus unicolor

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 45678

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367533

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Rattus verecundus mollis

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

339

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rattus verecundus unicolor

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

339

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rattus verecundus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

verecundus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

338

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20761/115160029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus verecundus verecundus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

verecundus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

339

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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