Species Rattus nativitatis (Thomas, 1889)
Christmas Island Rat
- Mus nativitatis Thomas, O. 1889. On the mammals of Christmas Island. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888: 532-534 [533].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown 2 specimens ♂, Christmas Island.Compiled from secondary source:
Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 1993. Family Muridae. pp. 501-756 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D-A (eds). Mammal species of the world. Washington : Smithsonian Institution 1206 pp. [656].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Extinct.
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
General References
Andrews, C.W. 1900. Mammals. pp. 22-37 in Andrews, C.W. (ed.). A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): physical features and geology; with descriptions of the fauna and flora by numerous contributors. London : British Museum (Natural History) xiii 337 pp.
Andrews, C.W. 1909. An account of Andrew's visit to Christmas Island in 1908. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909: 101-103
Flannery, T. 1990. The rats of Christmas past. Australian Natural History 23: 394-400
Forsyth Major, C.I. 1900. Notes on the osteology of Mus nativitatis and Mus macleari. pp. 34-37 in A monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). British Museum of Natural History : London. 34-37 pp.
Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 1993. Family Muridae. pp. 501-756 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D-A (eds). Mammal species of the world. Washington : Smithsonian Institution 1206 pp. [656] (taxonomic relationships)
Pickering, J. & Norris, C.A. 1996. New evidence concerning the extinction of the endemic murid Rattus macleari from Christmas Island. Australian Mammalogy 19: 19-25
Thomas, O. 1889. On the mammals of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. 532-534 in Lister, J.J. On the natural history of Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888: 512-534 [publication dated 1888]
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Christmas Island Rat)