Rattus steini
(Redirected from Rattus leucopus steini)
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Rattus
Species: Rattus steini
Name
editRattus steini Rümmler, 1935
- Holotype: ZMB 45676, adult ♂, skin and skull.
- Type locality: “Kunupi [Mt.], Weylandgebirge [=Weyland Mountains], [Province of Papua, Indonesia,] 1400/1800 m.”
Combinations
edit- Rattus leucopus steini Rümmler, 1935: 115 [original combination]
- Stenomys leucopus steini: Rümmler, 1938: 189 [name combination]
- Rattus ringens steini: Ellerman, 1949: 69 [name combination]
- Rattus ruber steini: Tate, 1951: 332 [name combination]
- Rattus steini: Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen, 1982: 243 [name combination, elevate to species]
Synonyms
editReferences
editPrimary references
edit- Rümmler, H. 1935. Neue Muriden aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 10: 105–118. BHL Reference page.
- Rümmler, H. 1938. Die Systematik und Verbreitung der Muriden Neuguineas. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologische Museum in Berlin 23: 1–297. Reference page.
- Ellerman, J.R. 1949. The families and genera of living rodents. vol. 3, pt. 1. British Museum: London. 193 pp.
- Tate, G.H.H. 1951. Results of the Archbold expeditions. No. 65. The rodents of Australia and New Guinea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 97: 183–430.
- Taylor, J.M., Calaby, J.H. & Van Deusen, H.M. 1982. A revision of the genus Rattus (Rodentia, Muridae) in the New Guinean region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 173: 177–336. hdl: 2246/571 Reference page.
Additional references
edit- Helgen, K.M. 2007. A taxonomic and geographic overview of the mammal fauna of Papua. pp. 689–749 in Marshall, A.J. & Beehler, B.M. (eds.). The ecology of Papua. Ecology of Indonesia. Part One. Periplus Editions: Singapore. 784 pp. ISBN 9781462906796 Reference page.
Links
edit- Aplin, K. 2016. IUCN: Rattus steini (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19364A22445902. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19364A22445902.en
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Stein’s New Guinea Rat