Rattus colletti ...
717. Australian Dusky Rat Rattus colletti French: Rat de Collett / German: Australische Dunkelratte / Spanish: Rata oscura de Australia Other common names: Collett’s Rat, Dusky Rat, Mulbu, Territory Dusky Rat Taxonomy. Mus colletti Thomas, 1904, “S[outh]. Alligator River, Northern Territory, Austral...
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| Summary: | 717. Australian Dusky Rat Rattus colletti French: Rat de Collett / German: Australische Dunkelratte / Spanish: Rata oscura de Australia Other common names: Collett’s Rat, Dusky Rat, Mulbu, Territory Dusky Rat Taxonomy. Mus colletti Thomas, 1904, “S[outh]. Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia.” Rattus colletti is in the sordidus speceis group and has been placed as a subspecies of R. sor- didus. It 1s sister to R. villosissimus, with R. sor- didus being sisterto this clade. Monotypic. Distribution. N Northern Territory and Melville I, Australia. Descriptive notes. Head—body 65-211 mm, tail 78-150 mm, ear 17-21 mm, hindfoot 28-33 mm; weight 22-213 g. The Australian Dusky Ratis large, with long muzzle. Pelage is long and harsh. Dorsum is dark grizzled grayish brown to grizzled blackish brown, fading to yellowish brown on sides and throat. Venteris grayish to yellowish gray and sharply demarcated from dorsum. Feet are grayish brown dorsally, with black sole. Ears are short, rounded, and dark brownish ... : 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 848, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ... |
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