Rattus baluensis

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Kinabalu Rat

Also as Summit Rat.
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Location:Malaysia, Sabah state, Mt. KinabaluDate taken:19 July 2022Description:Also as Summit Rat.

Distribution :

Known only between 1524 and 3360 m on slopes of Mt Kinabalu, N Borneo.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7007

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Tribe: Rattini
Genus: Rattus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1894-12-01. A preliminary revision of the Bornean species of the genus Mus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(84):449-460.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343718 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343722

Original name as described

Mus baluensis

Other common names

Summit Rat

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Mount Kina Balu, 8000 feet [= 2438 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003614

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Mus baluensis

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Muridae

Root name

baluensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mount Kina Balu, 8000 feet.

Type locality

Malaysia: Sabah.

Authority page

454, 458

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343718 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343722

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:478, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:371, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Rattus baluensis:

Chasen, 1940

Family

Muridae

Root name

baluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Sody (1941:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
Corbet & Hill (1980:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19323/22443731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus baluensis baluensis:

Chasen, 1940

Family

Muridae

Root name

baluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Sody (1941:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

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