Rattus tunneyi ...

• 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 tunneyi; Rattus rattus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6869014; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6869014

722. Australian Pale Field Rat Rattus tunneyi French: Rat de Tunney / German: Blasse Australische Feldratte / Spanish: Rata de campo de Australia Other common names: Pale Field Rat, Tunney’s Rat Taxonomy. Mus tunneyi Thomas, 1904, “Mary River,” Northern Territory, Australia. Rattus tunneyi is sister to a clade containing R. sordidus, R. villosissimus, and R. colletti in the Australian group of Rattus. Two subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. R.t.tunneyiThomas,1904—NAustralia,includingvariousoffshoreIs(Bathurst,Melville,GrooteEylandt,andSirEdward PellewGroup). R. t. culmorum Thomas & Dollman, 1909 — E Australia. Descriptive notes. Head—body 118-198 mm, tail 78-190 mm, ear 15-20 mm, hindfoot 25-35 mm; weight 50-210 g. The Australian PaleField Rat is medium-sized, with rounded and broad head. Pelage is long and sleek. Dorsum is grizzled toffee yellowish brown, with grayunderfur, being lightest on sides and cheeks and fades into ventral pelage. Venter is pale gray or creamy white. Feet are ... : 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 851, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260 ...