Rattus stoicus Miller 1902

• Main Authors: Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2005
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae; Rattus; Rattus stoicus; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11335560; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/C52724823D6771B8959AB35C0E15C942

Rattus stoicus Miller 1902 Rattus stoicus Miller 1902, Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., 24: 759. Type Locality: India, Andaman Isls, Henry Lawrence Isl. Vernacular Names: Andaman Archipelago Rat. Synonyms: Rattus rogersi (Thomas 1907); Rattus taciturnus (Miller 1902). Distribution: Islands of Henry Lawrence, Little Andaman, and South Andaman in the Andaman Arch. (Musser and Newcomb, 1983). Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Rattus rattus species group. Despite past confusion with Sundamys muelleri , R. stoicus is defined by a unique set of derived and primitive features and is endemic to the Andaman Isls (Musser and Heaney, 1985; Musser and Newcomb, 1983). Its closest phylogenetic ally within the R. rattus species complex has yet to be determined (Musser, 1986). 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 1489, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535