Rattus detentus Timm et al., 2016:863
Admiralties rat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Rattus praetor Williams 1999:244; Rattus mordax Williams 1999:244
Conservation Status
Last record: early-to-late Holocene (Timm et al., 2016)
Rediscovered in: 2002 (Timm et al., 2016)
Distribution & Habitat
Manus Island, New Guinea
Type locality: "Vicinity of a small stream near western end of Kawaliap Village, el. 200 m (2°6′40″S, 147°3′40″E), Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea" (Timm et al., 2016:863)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: PNGMAG 274363 / AMS M45608 / ABTC 125036 (Timm et al., 2016:863)
Paratypes:
KU 163723 (Timm et al., 2016:864)
KU 163724 (Timm et al., 2016:864)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Timm, Robert M., Weijola, Valter, Aplin, Ken P., Donnellan, Stephen C., Flannery, Tim F., Thomson, Vicki and Pine, Ronald H. (2016). A new species of Rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) from Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Journal of Mammalogy 97(3): 861-878. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw034
Other references:
Flannery, Timothy F. (1995). Mammals of the South-west Pacific and Moluccan Islands. Australian Museum/Reed New Holland, Sydney.
Fredericksen, C., Spriggs, M. and Ambrose, W. (1993). Pamwak Rockshelter: a Pleistocene site on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, pp. 144-152. In: Smith, M. A., Spriggs, M. and Fankhauser, B. (eds.). Sahul in review: Pleistocene archaeology in Australia, New Guinea and Island Melanesia. Occasional Papers in Prehistory 24, Department of Prehistory, Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Turvey, Samuel T. (2009). Holocene mammal extinctions, pp. 41-61. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. Oxford, UK & New York, USA: Oxford University Press. xii + 352 pp.
Williams, C. (1999). Faunal composition of Pamwak site, Manus Island, PNG, pp. 241-249. In: Galipaud, J.-C. and Lilleyeds, I. (eds.). Le Pacifique de 5000 à 2000 avant le présent; suppléments à l’histoire d’une colonisation; actes du colloque Vanuatu, 31 juillet-6 août 1996. Paris, France: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement.