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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Rattus villosissimus (Waite, 1898)
  • AFD
Published in:ABRS 2001, "Census of Australian Vertebrates"
Synonym Source
Rattus villosissimus profusus Thomas, 1921 synonym
  • AFD
Published in:Thomas, O. 1921, "On three new Australian rats", Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 9, vol. 8, 618-622 p620
Mus villosissimus Waite, 1898 synonym
  • AFD
Published in:Waite, E.R. 1898, "Observations on Muridae from Central Australia", Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, ser. ns, vol. 10, 114-128 pls 5-6 p125
Mus longipilis Gould, 1854 synonym
  • AFD
Published in:Gould, J. 1854, The Mammals of Australia, no. 6, J. Gould, London p1 unnumbered page of text, 8th pl of Pt 6
Indigenous Knowledge Name Source
Dhunmidjirr
Common Name Source
Long-Haired Rat Australia Australia
  • AFD
Long-Haired Rat (Plague Rat) Australia Australia
Name Source
Rattus villosissimus (Waite, 1898) accepted
  • AFD
Identifier Source
http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/5733f8c9-38f9-4a17-a2ee-f793fa70ed98 Taxon unknown
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f7751aef-4e14-42df-857e-d38c7179dab3 Scientific Name current
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/5733f8c9-38f9-4a17-a2ee-f793fa70ed98 Taxon current
  • AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:5733f8c9-38f9-4a17-a2ee-f793fa70ed98 Taxon LSID unknown
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/5733f8c9-38f9-4a17-a2ee-f793fa70ed98 Taxon Concept current
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/cbaf1515-df15-49ec-be06-36058183644b Taxon unknown
  • Identifiers from 2023 Taxonomy

Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
informal
Gnathostomata
class
MAMMALIA
subclass
EUTHERIA
order
RODENTIA
family
MURIDAE
subfamily
Murinae
tribe
Rattini
genus
Rattus
species
Rattus villosissimus
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