Rattus detentus Timm et al. 2016 ...
704. Manus Island Spiny Rat Rattus detentus French: Rat de Manus / German: Manus-Ratte / Spanish: Rata espinosa de Manus Other common names: Admiralties Rat Taxonomy. Rattus detentus Timm et al., 2016, “asmall stream near western end ofKawaliap Village, el. 200 m (2°6’40”S, 147°3’40”E), Manus Island...
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| Summary: | 704. Manus Island Spiny Rat Rattus detentus French: Rat de Manus / German: Manus-Ratte / Spanish: Rata espinosa de Manus Other common names: Admiralties Rat Taxonomy. Rattus detentus Timm et al., 2016, “asmall stream near western end ofKawaliap Village, el. 200 m (2°6’40”S, 147°3’40”E), Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.” Rattus detentus 1s basal to all other species in the Recent New Guinea clade in Rattus. Monotypic. Distribution. Manus I, Papua New Guinea (natives claim Los Negros Is). Descriptive notes. Head-body 260 mm, tail 150 mm, ear 23-4 mm, hindfoot 43-2 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Manus Island Spiny Rat is large and heavily built, with long, harsh, and spiny pelage. Dorsum is dark gray, heavily flecked with pale gray and many translucent spines, some with rufous or dark tips; prominent black guard hairs (longer on rump) are mixed throughout. Dorsal underfur is pale gray, and fur on outer parts of limbs is lighter. Rhinarium is white, and ... : Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 844, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ... |
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