Rattus koopmani Musser & Holden, 1991:389
Peleng Island rat, Koopman's rat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1938
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Pulau Peleng, Indonesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Musser, G. G. and Holden, M. E. (1991). Sulawesi rodents (Muridae: Murinae): Morphological and geographical boundaries of species in the Rattus hoffmanni group and a new species from Pulau Peleng. In: T. A. Griffiths and D. Klingener (eds), Contributions to mammalogy in honor of Karl F. Koopman, pp. 1-432. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.
Other references:
Musser, G. and Ruedas, L. (2008). Rattus koopmani. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 16 September 2012.
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