Rattus pococki Ellerman 1941
Rattus pococki Ellerman 1941 Rattus pococki Ellerman 1941, Families and Genera of Living Rodents, Vol. 2: 206. Type Locality: New Guinea, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Weyland Range, Mt Sumuri, 2500 m. Vernacular Names: Pocock's New Guinea Highland Rat. Synonyms: Rattus clarae Rümmler 1935. Di...
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| Summary: | Rattus pococki Ellerman 1941 Rattus pococki Ellerman 1941, Families and Genera of Living Rodents, Vol. 2: 206. Type Locality: New Guinea, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Weyland Range, Mt Sumuri, 2500 m. Vernacular Names: Pocock's New Guinea Highland Rat. Synonyms: Rattus clarae Rümmler 1935. Distribution: New Guinea, middle altitudes along Central Cordillera of Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), 1500-2500 m. Discussion: Rattus leucopus species group; member of the R. niobe complex. Rattus pococki is replaced at higher elevations in the Central Cordillera (Pegunungan Maoke) of Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya) by R. arrogans (see that account). Relationship to R. niobe of Papua New Guinea remains to be determined. 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 1482, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 |
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