Chiruromys forbesi

O. Thomas, 1888

Forbes's Tree 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 : Chiruromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1888-08. Description of a new genus and species of rat from New Guinea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888(2):237-240.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31825712

Original name as described

Chiruromys forbesi

Other common names

Forbes's Chiruromys · Greater Tree Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1888.3.16.2

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Sogere, S. E. New Guinea; altitude 1750 feet [= 533 m]" (= Sogeri Plateau, Astrolabe Range, Central Province, Papua New Guinea).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003159

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.

Pogonomys (Chiruromys) forbesi satisfactus

(Tate & Archbold, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

satisfactus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-79828

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-79828

Authority page

7

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Pogonomys (Chiruromys) pulcher major

(Tate & Archbold, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-79831

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-79831

Authority page

8

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Chiruromys forbesi

O. Thomas, 1888

Family

Muridae

Root name

forbesi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.3.16.2

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

239

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31825712

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4691/22448006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chiruromys pulcher

O. Thomas, 1895

Family

Muridae

Root name

pulcher

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.5.8.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/424abe40-d967-49ed-a9c7-ae10973d3cf5

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3859439

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Pogonomys forbesi vulturnus

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Muridae

Root name

vulturnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.7.64

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8c9e9aa6-384c-40ee-bd20-d87b83a650ae

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15687830

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Pogonomys forbesi mambatus

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mambatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.2.1.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/34ede282-d604-44a6-aa94-57e4cd622453

Authority page

536

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15687831

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Pogonomys shawmayeri

(Laurie, 1952)

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawmayeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1950.1177

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ea0ed8c8-543e-4b08-aef1-b43558c79246

Authority page

300

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2262461

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Pogonomys forbesi

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

forbesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

281

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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