Brassomys albidens

(Tate, 1951)

White-toothed Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Hydromyini
Genus : Brassomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Tate, G.H.H. 1951-10-30. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 65. The rodents of Australia and New Guinea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 97:183-430.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1060

Original name as described

Melomys albidens

Other common names

White-toothed Brush Mouse · White-toothed Coccymys · White-toothed Melomys

Type material

AMNH M-150821

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-150821

Type locality

"Lake Habbema, 15 miles [= 24 km] north of Mt. Wilhelmina [Snow Mountains], Netherlands New Guinea, altitude 3225 meters."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Coccymys to the recently described Brassomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Musser, G. G., & Lunde, D. P. (2009). Systematic reviews of New Guinea Coccymys and "Melomys" albidens (Muridae, Murinae) with descriptions of new taxa. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 329, 1-139.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003152

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Melomys albidens

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

albidens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-150821

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-150821

Authority page

286

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Coccymys albidens

(Musser & Carleton, 1993)

Family

Muridae

Root name

albidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

585

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Brassomys albidens

Musser & D. P. Lunde, 2009

Family

Muridae

Root name

albidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Lunde (2009:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4009)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000062) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000062) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5042/114119902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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