Rattus pococki
Ellerman, 1941
Pocock's New Guinea Highland Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Rattini |
| Genus | :Rattus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Ellerman, J.R., 2nd Baronet. 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Volume II. Family Muridae. Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, Families and Genera of Living Rodents, 690 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410525Original name as described
Rattus niobe pococki
Other common names
Pocock's Highland Rat
Type material
ZMB 45679
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Mount Sumuri, 2500 m, Weyland Range, Province of Papua, West Papua (= Irian Jaya), Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
Subregion distribution
Distribution notes
Distribution references
Taxonomy notes
NA
Taxonomy notes citation
NA
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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