Rattus colletti
717. Australian Dusky Rat Rattus colletti French: Rat de Collett / German: Australische Dunkelratte / Spanish: Rata oscura de Australia Other common names: Collett’s Rat, Dusky Rat, Mulbu, Territory Dusky Rat Taxonomy. Mus colletti Thomas, 1904, “S[outh]. Alligator River, Northern Territory, Austral...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:6828844 2023-05-15T18:05:40+02:00 Rattus colletti Don E. Wilson Russell A. Mittermeier Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017-11-30 https://zenodo.org/record/6828844 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6828844 unknown Lynx Edicions info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E30E27534D5FF64E186269A7FAE889F doi:10.5281/zenodo.6887260 http://publication.plazi.org/id/E2099A0D3426FF97E1372C0977498313 doi:10.5281/zenodo.6888419 doi:10.5281/zenodo.6888449 doi:10.5281/zenodo.6828843 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://zenodo.org/record/6828844 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6828844 oai:zenodo.org:6828844 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Rattus Rattus colletti info:eu-repo/semantics/other publication-taxonomictreatment 2017 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.682884410.5281/zenodo.688726010.5281/zenodo.688841910.5281/zenodo.688844910.5281/zenodo.6828843 2023-03-10T13:25:52Z 717. Australian Dusky Rat Rattus colletti French: Rat de Collett / German: Australische Dunkelratte / Spanish: Rata oscura de Australia Other common names: Collett’s Rat, Dusky Rat, Mulbu, Territory Dusky Rat Taxonomy. Mus colletti Thomas, 1904, “S[outh]. Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia.” Rattus colletti is in the sordidus speceis group and has been placed as a subspecies of R. sor- didus. It 1s sister to R. villosissimus, with R. sor- didus being sisterto this clade. Monotypic. Distribution. N Northern Territory and Melville I, Australia. Descriptive notes. Head—body 65-211 mm, tail 78-150 mm, ear 17-21 mm, hindfoot 28-33 mm; weight 22-213 g. The Australian Dusky Ratis large, with long muzzle. Pelage is long and harsh. Dorsum is dark grizzled grayish brown to grizzled blackish brown, fading to yellowish brown on sides and throat. Venteris grayish to yellowish gray and sharply demarcated from dorsum. Feet are grayish brown dorsally, with black sole. Ears are short, rounded, and dark brownish gray; vibrissae are comparatively short. Tail is only c.70% of head-body length, sparsely covered in black hairs, and dark gray to black. Skull similar to that of the Canefield Rat (R. sordidus) but smaller. Cestodes, trematodes, nematodes,ticks, mites, lice, and fleas have been recorded from the Australian Dusky Rat, including Echinoparyphium, Nippostrongylus, Hymenolepis, Raillietina, and Mastophorus. There are six pairs of mammae: three axillary and three inguinal. Diploid numberis 2n = 42. Habitat. Flat coastal and subcoastal monsoonal flood plains in dense grassland on swampy treeless plains with long periods of floodingand rainfall. During wet season (November—March), heavy rainfall and run-off floods plains for 3-6 months or longer at lower elevations. During dry season (April-May), water retreats, and plains dry out. Food and Feeding. The Australian Dusky Rat is primarily herbivorous. During wet season,it primarily eats stem bases of grasses and corms of sedges. When sheltered on higher ground during ... Other/Unknown Material Rattus rattus Zenodo Rata ENVELOPE(19.216,19.216,69.928,69.928) |
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717. Australian Dusky Rat Rattus colletti French: Rat de Collett / German: Australische Dunkelratte / Spanish: Rata oscura de Australia Other common names: Collett’s Rat, Dusky Rat, Mulbu, Territory Dusky Rat Taxonomy. Mus colletti Thomas, 1904, “S[outh]. Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia.” Rattus colletti is in the sordidus speceis group and has been placed as a subspecies of R. sor- didus. It 1s sister to R. villosissimus, with R. sor- didus being sisterto this clade. Monotypic. Distribution. N Northern Territory and Melville I, Australia. Descriptive notes. Head—body 65-211 mm, tail 78-150 mm, ear 17-21 mm, hindfoot 28-33 mm; weight 22-213 g. The Australian Dusky Ratis large, with long muzzle. Pelage is long and harsh. Dorsum is dark grizzled grayish brown to grizzled blackish brown, fading to yellowish brown on sides and throat. Venteris grayish to yellowish gray and sharply demarcated from dorsum. Feet are grayish brown dorsally, with black sole. Ears are short, rounded, and dark brownish gray; vibrissae are comparatively short. Tail is only c.70% of head-body length, sparsely covered in black hairs, and dark gray to black. Skull similar to that of the Canefield Rat (R. sordidus) but smaller. Cestodes, trematodes, nematodes,ticks, mites, lice, and fleas have been recorded from the Australian Dusky Rat, including Echinoparyphium, Nippostrongylus, Hymenolepis, Raillietina, and Mastophorus. There are six pairs of mammae: three axillary and three inguinal. Diploid numberis 2n = 42. Habitat. Flat coastal and subcoastal monsoonal flood plains in dense grassland on swampy treeless plains with long periods of floodingand rainfall. During wet season (November—March), heavy rainfall and run-off floods plains for 3-6 months or longer at lower elevations. During dry season (April-May), water retreats, and plains dry out. Food and Feeding. The Australian Dusky Rat is primarily herbivorous. During wet season,it primarily eats stem bases of grasses and corms of sedges. When sheltered on higher ground during ... |
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