This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Pine, Ronald H., Mack, Andrew L., Timm, Robert M. (2017): Marsupials And Rodents Of The Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. Occasional Papers of the Museum 352: 1-30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15832101
ABSTRACT
We provide the first account of all non-volant, non-marine mammals recorded, whether reliably, questionably, or erroneously, from the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. Species recorded with certainty, or near certainty, are the bandicoot Echymipera cf. kalubu, the widespread cuscus Phalanger orientalis, the endemic (?) cuscus Spilocuscus kraemeri, the endemic rat Melomys matambuai, a recently described species of endemic rat Rattus detentus, and the commensal rats Rattus exulans and Rattus rattus. Species erroneously reported from the islands or whose presence has yet to be confirmed are the rats Melomys bougainville, Rattus mordax, Rattus praetor, and Uromys neobrittanicus. Included additional specimens to those previously reported in the literature are of Spilocuscus kraemeri and two new specimens of Melomys matambuai, previously known only from the holotype and a paratype, and new specimens of Rattus exulans. The identity of a specimen previously thought to be of Spilocuscus kraemeri and said to have been taken on Bali, an island off the coast of West New Britain, does appear to be of that species, although this taxon is generally thought of as occurring only in the Admiralties and vicinity. Summaries from the literature and new information are provided on the morphology, variation, ecology, and zoogeography of the species treated.
Key words: Austro – Papuan region, biogeography, Bismarck Archipelago, Echymipera kalubu, marsupial dentition, morphology, Phalanger orientalis, Phalangeridae, Rattus detentus, taxonomy
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