Rattus vandeuseni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

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

Rattus vandeuseni Taylor & Calaby, 1982

Holotype: AMNH 157905, adult ♀, skin and skull.
Type locality: “Middle Camp, north slope of Mt. Dayman, Maneau Range, [Papua New Guinea,] 1540 m.”

Rattus verecundus vandeuseni Taylor & Calaby, 2918: 211 [original combination]
Rattus vandeuseni: Musser & Carleton, 2005: 1493 [name combination, elevate to species]

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.
Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Rattus vandeuseni 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.
Leary, T., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Helgen, K., Wright, D., Aplin, K. & Dickman, C. 2008. IUCN: Rattus vandeuseni (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T20760A9229741. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20760A9229741.en

English: Van Deusen’s New Guinea Mountain Rat