Rattus richardsoni ...

• Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lynx Edicions 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae; Rattus; Rattus richardsoni; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6828821; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6828821

713. Richardson’s New Guinea Mountain Rat Rattus richardsoni French: Rat de Richardson / German: Richardson-Neuguinea-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Nueva Guinea de Richardson Other common names: Glacier Rat, Richardson's Mountain Rat Taxonomy. Rattus richardson: Tate, 1949, “near Lake Habbema, north of Mt. Wilhelmina, Netherlands New Guinea, alti-tude 3225 meters.” Rattus richardsoni has not been included in any phylogenetic study. It was previously considered a subspecies of R. omlichodes. Monotypic. Distribution. W Central Cordillera of New Guinea, including Mt Jaya, around Lake Habbema, and Mt Trikora. Descriptive notes. Head—body 122-133 mm,tail 128-142 mm, ear 22-7-24-7 mm, hindfoot 32-2-33-9 mm; weight 59-74 g. Richardson’s New Guinea Mountain Rat is small and distinctive, with very thick and very soft pelage compared with all other New Guinea murines, and it lacks spines. Dorsum is warm brown, with chestnut and rufous colors throughout; individual hairs are brown-tipped or chestnutto ... : 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 847, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ...