Rattus niobe ...
708. Eastern New Guinea Mountain Rat Rattus niobe French: Rat niobé / German: Kleine Ostneuguinea-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Nueva Guinea oriental Other common names: Moss-forest Rat Taxonomy. Mus niobe Thomas, 1906, Ow- garra, 2750 m, Angabunga River, Papua New Guinea The R. niobe species...
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| Summary: | 708. Eastern New Guinea Mountain Rat Rattus niobe French: Rat niobé / German: Kleine Ostneuguinea-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de montana de Nueva Guinea oriental Other common names: Moss-forest Rat Taxonomy. Mus niobe Thomas, 1906, Ow- garra, 2750 m, Angabunga River, Papua New Guinea The R. niobe species complex (R. niobe, R. arrogans, R. pococki, and R. arfakiensis) is in critical need of taxonomic revision. Rattus miobe previously included R. arrogans, R. pococki, and R. arfakiensis, but they are considered separate species here until there is a proper revision of the group. Rattus niobe as currently defined almost certainly represents multiple species because recent genetic studies found that it isnot monophyletic and non-monophyletically clusters variously with R. verecundus, R. steini, R. mordax, and R. praetor. Distribution. E Central Cordillera and Huon Peninsula, New Guinea. Descriptive notes. Head-body 100-135 mm, tail 115-140 mm, ear 15-4-19-6 mm, hindfoot 24-9-29-1 mm; weight 36-55-5 g. The Eastern New ... : 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 pages 845-846, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ... |
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