Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Rattus praetor
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Rattus praetor
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 praetor
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 praetor
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flannery, Timothy F.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1995-01-01 / 1995-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands
Page(s):
464
Publisher:
Cornell University Press
Publication Place:
Ithaca, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8014-3150-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rattus praetor
Rattus praetor: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rattus praetor: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Rattus leucopus species group. In Tate's (1951) monograph, this species was listed as a subspecies of R. ruber; the holotype of ruber is an example of the introduced R. nitidus (Taylor et al., 1983, summarized the taxonomic history). According to Flannery (1995b:159), R. praetor 'has been introduced prehistorically into most of its insular distribution, reaching New Ireland by 3500 year ago... and the Solomon Islands soon after.' Reviewed by Flannery (1995a, b)