Rattus novaeguineae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Rattus
Species: Rattus novaeguineae

Name

Rattus novaeguineae Taylor & Calaby, 1982: 259

• Holotype: BBM 54518, adult ♂, skin and skull.
• Type locality: “Kalolo Creek, Papua New Guinea, 1070 m”.

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Dickman, C., Helgen, K., Leary, T. & Wright, D. 2016. IUCN: Rattus novaeguineae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19354A22442250. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T19354A22442250.en

Vernacular names

English: Papua New Guinea Rat