Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1904. On a collection of mammals made by Mr J.T. Tunney in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory of South Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 11:222-229.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858950
Original name as described: Mus tunneyi
Nominal names: australasicus (J. E. Gray, 1843) [nomen nudum] | australasiacus Fitzinger, 1867 [incorrect subsequent spelling | nomen nudum] | tunneyi (O. Thomas, 1904) | woodwardi (O. Thomas, 1908) | culmorum (O. Thomas & Dollman, 1909) | austrinus O. Thomas, 1921 | melvilleus O. Thomas, 1921 | vallesius O. Thomas, 1921 | dispar Brazenor, 1936 | apex Troughton, 1939
Other common names: Pale Field Rat|Tunney's Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Rattini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1904.1.3.30
Type locality: "Mary River," Northern Territory, Australia.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Australia (AUS)
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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