Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Rattus leucopus
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Rattus leucopus
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 leucopus
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 leucopus
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 leucopus
Rattus leucopus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rattus leucopus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Rattus leucopus species group. This species and R. sordidus are the only two native Rattus occurring on both New Guinea and the NE coastal region of Australia (Taylor et al., 1982). Morphologically related to other species of Rattus native to New Guinea (Taylor et al., 1982). Morphological data interpreted by Taylor and Horner (1973) to indicate close affiliation between R. leucopus and R. fuscipes from coastal Queensland; allozymic data discordant with this view (Baverstock et al., 1983a, ...