Alormys aplini Louys et al., 2018

Alor giant rat

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Holocene

 

Distribution & Habitat

Alor island, Indonesia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Louys, Julien et al. (2018). New genus and species of giant rat from Alor Island, Indonesia. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 11: 503-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2018.08.005

 

Other references:

Jackson, Stephen M., Travouillon, Kenny J., Beck, Robin, M. D., Archer, Michael, Hand, Suzanne J., Helgen, Kristofer M., Fitzgerald, Erich M. G. and Price, Gilbert J. (2024). An annotated checklist of Australasian fossil mammals. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 48(4): 548-746. https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2024.2434062

 

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