Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Rattus colletti
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Rattus colletti
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Rattus colletti
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rattus colletti
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Watts, Christopher H. S., and H. J. Aslin
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1981-01-01 / 1981-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Rodents of Australia
Page(s):
ix + 321
Publisher:
Angus & Robertson Publishers
Publication Place:
Australia
ISBN/ISSN:
0-207-14235-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rattus colletti
Rattus colletti: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rattus colletti: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Rattus fuscipes species group. Arranged as a subspecies of R. sordidus by Taylor and Horner (1973), but subsequently treated as a separate species (Mahoney and Richardson, 1988; Watts and Aslin, 1981; C. K. Williams, 1995). Although diploid counts are very different, Rattus colletti (2n = 42) is genetically very close to R. villosissimus (2n = 50); the two hybridize in the laboratory, but the offspring exhibit severely reduced fertility (Baverstock et al., 1983a, 1986). An undescribed speci...