Rattus jobiensis

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: Zatheria 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 jobiensis

Holotype: ZMB 45677, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Insel Japen [=Yapen Island]”, in Teluk Cendrawasih [=Geelvinck Bay], Province of Papua, Indonesia.

Rattus leucopus jobiensis Rümmler, 1935: 116 [original combination]
Stenomys leucopus jobiensis: Rümmler, 1938: 191 [name combination]
Rattus ringens jobiensis: Ellerman, 1949: 69 [name combination]
Rattus ruber jobiensis: Tate, 1951: 331 [name combination]
Rattus jobiensis: Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusuen, 1982: 261 [name combination, elevate to species]

Holotype: AM M6993, subadult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Owi Island in the Schouten Group”.

Holotype: AM M.7082, adult ♀, skin and skull.

TYpe locality: “Biak Island, Schouten Group.”

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.
Troughton, E.G. 1945. Diagnoses of new mammals from the south-west Pacific. Records of the Australian Museum 21: 373-375.
Troughton, E.G. 1946. Diagnoses of new rats from the New Guinea area. Records of the Australian Museum 21: 406-410.
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.

Rattus jobiensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. 2017. IUCN: Rattus jobiensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T19337A22439944. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19337A22439944.en

English: Yapen Island Rat