Rattus verecundus ...

• 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 verecundus; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6869004; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6869004

716. New Guinea Slender Rat Rattus verecundus French: Rat discret / German: Schlanke Neuguinea-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Nueva Guinea esbelta Other common names: Slender Rat Taxonomy. Mus verecundus Thomas, 1904, “Avera, Aroa River [Central Province], British New Guinea [= Papua New Guin- eal.” Rattus verecundus is part of a clade includ- ing the other Recent New Guinea native species of Rattus. It previously included R. vandeuseni, but it is recognized as a distinct species here until further research is conducted. It probably represents a complex of three distinct species as it is currently defined. Three subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. R.v.verecundusThomas,1904—SENewGuinea. R.v.mollisRummler,1935—C&ENewGuinea. R. v. unicolor Rimmler, 1935 — W New Guinea. Descriptive notes. Head-body 123-168 mm (males) and 146-165 mm (females), tail 143-170 mm (males) and 143-171 mm (females), ear 14-6-19-5 mm (males) and 18:1-20-4 mm (females), hindfoot 31:2-33-5 mm (males) and 30-6-34-5 mm ... : 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 ...