Rattus novaeguineae Taylor & Calaby 1982 ...
709. Papua New Guinea Rat Rattus novaeguineae French: Rat de Nouvelle-Guinée / German: Papua-Neuguinea-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de PapuaNueva Guinea Other common names: New Guinea Rat, New Guinean Rat Taxonomy. Rattus novaeguineae |. M. Taylor & Calaby, 1982, Kalolo Creek,1070 m, Papua New Guinea....
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| Summary: | 709. Papua New Guinea Rat Rattus novaeguineae French: Rat de Nouvelle-Guinée / German: Papua-Neuguinea-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de PapuaNueva Guinea Other common names: New Guinea Rat, New Guinean Rat Taxonomy. Rattus novaeguineae |. M. Taylor & Calaby, 1982, Kalolo Creek,1070 m, Papua New Guinea. Rattus novaeguineae is included in a clade of Recent New Guinea native species of Rattus and is closest to R.steini. It might represent multiple species, although more research is needed to confirm this. Monotypic. Distribution. E New Guinea. Descriptive notes. Head-body 155-235 mm (males) and 155-200 mm (females), tail 155-170 mm (males) and 135-180 mm (female), ear 19-7-22 mm (males) and 17-23-7 mm (females), hindfoot 34-37-4 mm (males) 32-7-37 mm and (females); weight 103-180 g (males) and 105-154 g (females). The Papua New Guinea Rat is medium-sized and similar to Stein’s New Guinea Rat (R. steini), but its tail and feet are longer. Pelage is harsh, with spines throughout dorsal and ventral pelage. Dorsum is ... : 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 846, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ... |
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