Rattus stoicus (Miller 1902)
- Dataset
- Muridae
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Muridae
- genus
- Rattus
- species
- Rattus stoicus
biology_ecology
Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. The Andaman Archipelago Rat is nocturnal.
biology_ecology
Food and Feeding. No information.
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. The Andaman Archipelago Rat may be threatened by human expansion, forest clearing, and tsunamis. Nevertheless, it is considered a pest under Schedule V of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Additional research is needed to understand its naturalhistory, taxonomy, and conservation threats.
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body 220 - 260 mm, tail 192 - 212 mm, ear 24 mm, hindfoot 45 - 48 mm. Nospecific data are available for body weight. The Andaman Archipelago Rat is large, with coarse, long, and shaggy pelage, having translucent semi-rigid spines throughout. Dorsum is grayish brown and has longer dark guard hairs. Venter is gray and paler than in the Tawitawi Forest Rat (R. tawitawiensis). Hindfeet are white but can be very palegrayish brown. Forefeet are white, with thin grayishbrown strip dorsally. Ears dark brown; vibrissae are dark and long. Tail is less than 100 % of head-body length and faintly bicolored, being pale brown dorsally and mottled paler brown ventrally. Skull is elongated, with long and slender rostrum. There are four pairs of mammae: one pectoral, one postaxial, and two inguinal.
description
Habitat. Tropical evergreen forests from sea level to elevations of ¢. 200 m.
discussion
Rattus stoicus has not been included in any genetic studies, and more research is needed to determine its placement within the genus. Monotypic.
distribution
Distribution. Middle Andaman, South Andaman, and Henry Lawrence Is, Andaman Archipelago, India.
materials_examined
“ Henry Lawrence Island, Andaman [Islands], ” India.
Name
- Synonyms
- Mus stoicus G. S. Miller 1902
- Homonyms
- Rattus stoicus (Miller 1902)
- Common names
- Andaman Archipelago Rat in Anglais
- Andaman Rat in Anglais
- Andamanen-Ratte in Allemand
- Rat des Andaman in Français
- Rata de Andaman in language.