A replacement name for the endemic Rattus (Muridae, Mammalia) of the island of Obi, Indonesia

A replacement name for the endemic Rattus (Muridae, Mammalia) of the island of Obi, Indonesia

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The name Rattus obiensis Fabre, Portela Miguez, Holden, Fitriana, Semiadi, Musser, & Helgen, was recently applied to a newly discovered species of Rattus known to date only from the Moluccan island of Obi Quantifying the Robustness of Countries’ Competitiveness by Network-Based Methods in Indonesia.However, this name is preoccupied by Rattus rattus obiensis Sody, 1941, a name applied to a commensal rat and currently recognized as a synonym of Diversified Ownership Structure and Dividend Pay‑outs of Publicly Traded Companies Rattus tanezumi Temminck, 1844.A replacement name, Rattus ombirah Fabre et al., 2024.

nom.nov., is here proposed for the endemic Rattus of Obi.