Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg 1945
697. Halmahara Rat Rattus morotaiensis French: Rat de Morotai / German: Molukken-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Halmahara Other common names: Moluccan Prehensile-tailed Rat Taxonomy. Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg, 1945, “Morotai Island, Gilolo Group, Netherlands East Indies [= Indonesia].” This species is m...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:6788502 2023-05-15T18:05:37+02:00 Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg 1945 Don E. Wilson Russell A. Mittermeier Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017-11-30 https://zenodo.org/record/6788502 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6788502 unknown Lynx Edicions info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E30E27534CBFF7AE49E28A87D1C8F18 doi:10.5281/zenodo.6887260 http://publication.plazi.org/id/E2099A0D3426FF97E1372C0977498313 doi:10.5281/zenodo.6888419 doi:10.5281/zenodo.6888405 doi:10.5281/zenodo.6788501 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://zenodo.org/record/6788502 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6788502 oai:zenodo.org:6788502 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Rattus Rattus morotaiensis info:eu-repo/semantics/other publication-taxonomictreatment 2017 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.678850210.5281/zenodo.688726010.5281/zenodo.688841910.5281/zenodo.688840510.5281/zenodo.6788501 2023-03-10T19:14:14Z 697. Halmahara Rat Rattus morotaiensis French: Rat de Morotai / German: Molukken-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Halmahara Other common names: Moluccan Prehensile-tailed Rat Taxonomy. Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg, 1945, “Morotai Island, Gilolo Group, Netherlands East Indies [= Indonesia].” This species is monotypic. Distribution. Morotai, Halmahera, and Bacan Is, Moluccas, Indonesia, and perhaps surrounding islands in entire archipelago (e.g. Ternate). Descriptive notes. Head-body 120-215 mm, tail 165-224 mm, ear 17-22 mm, hindfoot 30-41 mm; weight 86-159 g. The Halmahara Rat is mediumtolarge-sized, with spiny fur and dark rufous brown color.It is characterized by dark tail 109-126%of head-body length, scantily haired, and slightly tufted at tip; long hindfeet relative to head-body length; palatal bridge moderately extending beyond M’; well-developed postorbital ridge; temporal ridge developed toward nuchal crest; moderately wide zygomatic notch; short and narrow rostrum; laterally, space between zygomatic root and maxilla and sphenoid bones; nearly flat top of skull laterally between nasal and occipital (or slightly curved between interparietal and frontal); zygomatic arch laterally up to level of upper molar row; posterior palatine foramina placed between M? and M?; shortjugular process; in palatal view, squamosal root of zygomatic arch position slightly overlapping tympanic bulla; in palatal view, zygomatic root of zygomatic arch not reaching or just overlapping with level of M'; very short eustachian tube; post-glenoid vacuity fused with middle lacerate foramen; basisphenoid that seems to be suspended in spheno-palatine vacuity; posteriorly, short incisive foramina that reach front of M' or not, depending of specimen; angular process not extending after posterior part ofarticulation condyle and not very developed; orange and orthodont incisors; narrow incisor blade, inferior toits longest basal width; no cusp t7 on M'; postererocone present on M' (and more developed on all specimens from Halmahera); cusp t3 on M? ... Other/Unknown Material Rattus rattus Zenodo Rata ENVELOPE(19.216,19.216,69.928,69.928) Flat Top ENVELOPE(-137.387,-137.387,63.225,63.225) |
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697. Halmahara Rat Rattus morotaiensis French: Rat de Morotai / German: Molukken-Ratte / Spanish: Rata de Halmahara Other common names: Moluccan Prehensile-tailed Rat Taxonomy. Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg, 1945, “Morotai Island, Gilolo Group, Netherlands East Indies [= Indonesia].” This species is monotypic. Distribution. Morotai, Halmahera, and Bacan Is, Moluccas, Indonesia, and perhaps surrounding islands in entire archipelago (e.g. Ternate). Descriptive notes. Head-body 120-215 mm, tail 165-224 mm, ear 17-22 mm, hindfoot 30-41 mm; weight 86-159 g. The Halmahara Rat is mediumtolarge-sized, with spiny fur and dark rufous brown color.It is characterized by dark tail 109-126%of head-body length, scantily haired, and slightly tufted at tip; long hindfeet relative to head-body length; palatal bridge moderately extending beyond M’; well-developed postorbital ridge; temporal ridge developed toward nuchal crest; moderately wide zygomatic notch; short and narrow rostrum; laterally, space between zygomatic root and maxilla and sphenoid bones; nearly flat top of skull laterally between nasal and occipital (or slightly curved between interparietal and frontal); zygomatic arch laterally up to level of upper molar row; posterior palatine foramina placed between M? and M?; shortjugular process; in palatal view, squamosal root of zygomatic arch position slightly overlapping tympanic bulla; in palatal view, zygomatic root of zygomatic arch not reaching or just overlapping with level of M'; very short eustachian tube; post-glenoid vacuity fused with middle lacerate foramen; basisphenoid that seems to be suspended in spheno-palatine vacuity; posteriorly, short incisive foramina that reach front of M' or not, depending of specimen; angular process not extending after posterior part ofarticulation condyle and not very developed; orange and orthodont incisors; narrow incisor blade, inferior toits longest basal width; no cusp t7 on M'; postererocone present on M' (and more developed on all specimens from Halmahera); cusp t3 on M? ... |
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Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg 1945 |
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Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg 1945 |
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Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg 1945 |
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Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg 1945 |
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Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg 1945 |
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ENVELOPE(19.216,19.216,69.928,69.928) ENVELOPE(-137.387,-137.387,63.225,63.225) |
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