Rattus pococki Ellerman 1941

Rattus pococki Ellerman 1941, Families and Genera of Living Rodents, Vol. 2: 206.

Type Locality: New Guinea, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Weyland Range, Mt Sumuri, 2500 m.

Vernacular Names: Pocock's New Guinea Highland Rat.

Synonyms: Rattus clarae Rümmler 1935 .

Distribution: New Guinea, middle altitudes along Central Cordillera of Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), 1500-2500 m.

Discussion: Rattus leucopus species group; member of the R. niobe complex. Rattus pococki is replaced at higher elevations in the Central Cordillera (Pegunungan Maoke) of Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya) by R. arrogans (see that account). Relationship to R. niobe of Papua New Guinea remains to be determined.