CAVS: 1868
Subspecies Rattus fuscipes coracius Thomas, 1923
- Rattus assimilis coracius Thomas, O. 1923. The Godman Exploration Fund: List of mammals from north Queensland collected by Mr T.V. Sherrin. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 11: 170-178 [173].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 22.12.18.28 ♀ skin & skull, Dinner Creek, Ravenshoe, QLD 2900 ft. - Mus manicatus Gould, J. 1858. On four new species of Mus and one of Hapalotis from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1857: 241-243 [publication date established from Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of receipt from the Printers of the sheets of the Society's 'Proceedings' from 1831 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440 [440]] [242].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 58.11.24.7 skin & skull, ?Australia (as Port Essington); Taylor & Horner (1973: 42–43,120) discuss the holotype's identity and list the specimen as coming from an unknown Australian locality.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 520 pp. [215]
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrowing predator, closed forest, coastal, folivore, granivore, montane, open forest, open scrub, subtropical, tall open forest, terrestrial, woodland.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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15-Feb-2024 | MURIDAE | 10-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
04-Feb-2023 | 10-Dec-2010 | MOVED | ||
10-Dec-2010 | 10-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |