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Rattus praetor

a subspecies of Large New Guinea Spiny Rat, Spiny Rat, Large Spiny Rat

As recorded: Rattus praetor (Thomas, 1888)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
D Wright
Collector number
Collector Number: AA 13544
Locality
Hunstein River, "Bani" area, 8.7 km N, 9.8 km E of Mt. Hunstein summit, (Camp 1)
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-4.4306, 142.7421
Identified by
T Leary, Nov 2005T. Leary →29 Nov →
Record type
Preserved specimen
30 Bishop specimens of Rattus praetorSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Rattus praetor. BPBM 110675. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95083067. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/110675.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized
  • Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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