Biology:Stein's rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Stein's rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. steini
Binomial name
Rattus steini
Rümmler, 1935

Stein's rat (Rattus steini), also known as the small spiny rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Subspecies

Subspecies include:

  • Rattus steini baliemensis (nl)
  • Rattus steini foersteri (nl)
  • Rattus steini hageni (nl)
  • Rattus steini steini (nl)

References

  • Taylor, J.M., Calaby, J.H. & Van Deusen, H.M. 1982. A revision of the genus Rattus (Rodentia, Muridae) in the New Guinean region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 173:177-336.


Wikidata ☰ Q1763528 entry