Subspecies Rattus fuscipes greyi (J.E. Gray, 1841)
- Mus greyii Gray, J.E. 1841. Contributions towards the geographical distribution of the Mammalia in Australia, with notes on some recently discovered species, in a letter addressed to the Author. Appendix C. pp. 397-414 in Grey, G. (ed.). Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government. Describing many newly discovered, important, and fertile districts, with observations on the moral and physical condition of the aboriginal inhabitants, &c. &c. London : T. & W. Boone Vol. 2 vii 482 pp. [Date published Nov. 1841] [398, 404, 410, 413].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 41.1266 ♂ skin & skull, Adelaide and its vicinity, SA; Finlayson (1960: 129–130,138) records information which suggests to him that the type locality could lie in the Hills district to the south of the coastal Adelaide-Wakefield plain.Type locality references:
Finlayson, H.H. 1960. Rattus greyi Gray and its derivatives. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 83: 123-147 pls 1-3. - Rattus murrayi Thomas, O. 1923. The native rat of Pearson's Islands, S. Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 11: 601-602 [601].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 23.3.28.6 ♂ skin & skull, North Is., Pearson Group (as Pearson's Islands, Investigator Group), SA.Type locality references:
Osborn, T.G.B. 1923. The flora and fauna of Nuyts Archipelago and the Investigator Group. No. 8.—The ecology of Pearson Islands. With an appendix on the soils by J.G. Wood. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 47: 97-118 pls 4-9 [97]; Jones, F.W. 1924. The flora and fauna of Nuyts Archipelago and the Investigator Group. No. 15.—The Pearson Island rat and the Flinders Island wallaby. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 48: 10-14 [10]. - Rattus greyii ravus Brazenor, C.W. 1936. Muridae recorded from Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 62-85 pls 13-16 [69] [junior homonym of Epimys ravus Robinson & Kloss, 1916; as Rattus greyi ravus].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV C688 ♀ skin & skull, Portland, VIC. - Rattus greyii peccatus Troughton, E. le G. 1937. The status of 'Mus' novaehollandiae Waterhouse, and allied forms. Records of the Australian Museum 20: 185-190 [189] [nom. nov. for Rattus greyii ravus Brazenor, 1936; as Rattus greyi peccatus].
- Rattus greyii brazenori Tate, G.H.H. 1940. Notes on the types of certain early described species of monotremes, marsupials, Muridae and bats from the Indo-Australian region. American Museum Novitates 1061: 1-10 [6] [nom. nov. for Rattus greyii ravus Brazenor, 1936; as Rattus greyi brazenori].
- Rattus greyii pelori Finlayson, H.H. 1960. Rattus greyi Gray and its derivatives. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 83: 123-147 pls 1-3 [140] [as Rattus greyi pelori].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA M6268 ♂ skin & skull, N slope of the main mass of Greenly Is., SA [approx. 34°39'S 134°49'E].
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Also offshore islands.
IBRA
SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrowing predator, closed forest, coastal, folivore, granivore, montane, open forest, open scrub, subtropical, tall open forest, terrestrial, woodland.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | 10-Dec-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 10-Dec-2010 | 10-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |