Published December 31, 1993 | Version v1
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Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg 1945

Description

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.

Notes

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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Biodiversity

Family
Muridae
Genus
Rattus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Kellogg
Species
morotaiensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg, 1945 sec. Musser & Carleton, 1993