A replacement name for the endemic Rattus (Muridae, Mammalia) of the island of Obi, Indonesia

  • Author
    Pierre-Henri Fabre; Roberto Portela Miguez; Mary Ellen Holden; Yuli S. Fitriana; Gono Semiadi; Guy G. Musser; Kristofer M. Helgen
  • Year
    2024
  • Journal
    Records of the Australian Museum
  • Publisher
    Australian Museum

Abstract

The name Rattus obiensis Fabre, Portela Miguez, Holden, Fitriana, Semiadi, Musser, & Helgen, was recently applied to a newly discovered species of Rattus known to date only from the Moluccan island of Obi in Indonesia. However, this name is preoccupied by Rattus rattus obiensis Sody, 1941, a name applied to a commensal rat and currently recognized as a synonym of Rattus tanezumi Temminck, 1844. A replacement name, Rattus ombirah Fabre et al., 2024. nom. nov., is here proposed for the endemic Rattus of Obi.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
Fabre et al., 2024. Rec. Aust. Mus. 76(2): 131–132
Author
Pierre-Henri Fabre; Roberto Portela Miguez; Mary Ellen Holden; Yuli S. Fitriana; Gono Semiadi; Guy G. Musser; Kristofer M. Helgen
Year
2024
Title
A replacement name for the endemic Rattus (Muridae, Mammalia) of the island of Obi, Indonesia
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
76
Issue
2
Start Page
131
End Page
132
DOI
doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.76.2024.1899
Language
en
Date Published
15 May 2024
Cover Date
15 May 2024
ISSN (online)
2201-4349
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
Wallacea, Muridae, Rattus, homonymy, new name
Digitized
15 May 2024
Available Online
15 May 2024
Reference Number
1899
EndNote
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