Rattus turkestanicus Satunin, 1903
Ecological relationships
Host of Hoplopleura sicata
Host of Polyplax asiatica
Host of Hoplopleura pavlovskyi
Host of Hoplopleura dissimilis
Host of Polyplax spinulosa
Host of Polyplax vicina
Relation notes:
The type host was recorded as Rattus losea celsus. [ex. Durden, L. A., Musser, G. G. 1994. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1-90]
Host of Hoplopleura spicula
Relation notes:
The type host was originally recorded as Rattus losea celsus. If the identification to celsus is correct, the host is Rattus turkestanicus of which celsus is a synonym. Rattus losea does not occur in Yunnan (Musser and Carleton, 1993: 66 1). We have not s
Ecological Interactions
Species A | Interaction | Species B | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoplopleura dissimilis | ectoparasite of | Rattus turkestanicus | view |
| Hoplopleura pavlovskyi | ectoparasite of | Rattus turkestanicus | view |
| Hoplopleura spicula | ectoparasite of | Rattus turkestanicus | view |
| Hoplopleura sicata | ectoparasite of | Rattus turkestanicus | view |
| Polyplax asiatica | ectoparasite of | Rattus turkestanicus | view |
| Polyplax vicina | ectoparasite of | Rattus turkestanicus | view |
| Polyplax spinulosa | ectoparasite of | Rattus turkestanicus | view |