Rattus mordax Thomas 1904

• Main Authors: Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
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• Published: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2005
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae; Rattus; Rattus mordax; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11335514; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE6077C8FF7036F2B1E39639536960CC

Rattus mordax Thomas 1904 Rattus mordax Thomas 1904, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 398. Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Kumusi River (see Tate, 1951:333, for comments). Vernacular Names: Eastern New Guinea Rat. Synonyms: Rattus fergussoniensis Laurie 1952. Distribution: Papua New Guinea; Huon Peninsula and both sides of Owen Stanley Range on mainland, sea level to 2750 m (Taylor et al., 1982; Flannery, 1995 a ). Also recorded from Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby Isls in the D'Entrecasteaux Arch.; Woodlark Isl in the Trobriand Arch.; Misima and Sudest in the Louisiade Arch.; the Conflict Group of islands; and Sideia Isl, off the tip of E Papua (Flannery, 1995 b ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Rattus leucopus species group. Originally described by Thomas as a species, mordax had been treated as a subspecies of either leucopus , ringens , or ruber until it was reinstated by Taylor et al. (1982). Reviewed by Flannery (1995 a ). Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 1189-1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1476, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535