Rattus arrogans ...

• 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 arrogans; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6868989; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6868989

703. Western New Guinea Mountain Rat Rattus arrogans French: Rat des Snow / German: Kleine Westneuguinea-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Nueva Guinea occidental Taxonomy. Stenomys arrogans Thomas, 1922, “Doormanpad-bivak, 2400 m,” northern slopes Snow Mountains (Pegunungan Maoke), Province of Papua, New Guinea. Rattus arrogans has not been included in any phylogenetic studies, and additional research is needed to understand its placement in Rattus. It was previously included in R. niobe but is recognized as a species until further research into the R. niobe species complex is conducted. Monotypic. Distribution. W New Guinea. Descriptive notes. Head-body 130-6 mm, tail 113-6 mm, ear 17 mm, hindfoot 27-6 mm (averages). No specific data are available for body weight. The Western New Guinea Mountain Rat is very small and similar to but on average larger than the Eastern New Guinea Mountain Rat (R. niobe). Pelage is soft and without spines. Dorsum is dark graybrown, nearly black, and with rusty tipped hairs ... : 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 ...