Authority citation: Rümmler, H. 1935. Neue Muriden aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 10:105-118.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367531
Original name as described: Rattus leucopus steini
Nominal names: foersteri (H. Rümmler, 1935) | steini H. Rümmler, 1935 | hageni Troughton, 1937 | rosalinda Hinton, 1943 | baliemensis J. M. Taylor & Calaby in J. M. Taylor, Calaby, & Van Deusen, 1982
Other common names: Small Spiny Rat|Stein's Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Rattini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: ZMB 45676
Type locality: Mount Kunupi, Weyland Range, Province of Papua, West Papua (= Irian Jaya), New Guinea.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Papua New Guinea (PNG) | Indonesia (IDN)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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