Rattus jobiensis Riimmler, 1935 . Z. Säugetierk., 10:116.

TYPE LOCALITY: New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Pulay Yapen (Japen Isl) in Teluk Cendrawasih (Geelvinck Bay) .

DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea, Irian Jaya, recorded only from islands of Yapen, Owi, and Biak in Geelvinck Bay (see map in Taylor et al., 1982:262).

SYNONYMS: biakensis, owiensis .

COMMENTS: Originally described as a subspecies of R. leucopus, jobiensis is a distinctive species that may be more closely related to Moluccan endemics than to native mainland New Guinea species of Rattus (Taylor et al., 1982) .