Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg 1945

Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg, 1945. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 58:66. TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Moluccas, Pulau Morotai, off N coast of Pulau Halmahera. DISTRIBUTION: Recorded only from Morotai Isl but probably occurs on Halmahara and nearby islands. COMMENTS: A distinctive species probably related...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guy G. Musser, Michael D. Carleton
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Smithsonian Institution Press 1993
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Rattus
Rattus morotaiensis
Rattus rattus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7285022
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Summary:Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg, 1945. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 58:66. TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Moluccas, Pulau Morotai, off N coast of Pulau Halmahera. DISTRIBUTION: Recorded only from Morotai Isl but probably occurs on Halmahara and nearby islands. COMMENTS: A distinctive species probably related to native Rattus of New Guinea. Published as part of Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 501-755 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 656, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353098

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