Chiruromys lamia

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Broad-headed 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. 1897-12-14. Viaggio di Lamberto Loria nella Papuasia orientale. XIX. On the mammals obtained in British New Guinea by Dr. Lamberto Loria. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 38:606-622.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7785837

Original name as described

Pogonomys lamia

Other common names

Broad-headed Chiruromys · Broad-skulled Tree Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.7.65

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/91c8698c-25a4-4070-91ce-6eb2c57dc11b

Type locality

"Ighibirei" (= lower Kemp Welch River, 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/1003160

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 kagi

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

kagi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-108458

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-108458

Authority page

282

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Pogonomys lamia

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lamia

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.7.65

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/91c8698c-25a4-4070-91ce-6eb2c57dc11b

Authority page

615

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7785837

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Chiruromys lamia

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

lamia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

513

Authority publication

Lawrence

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 (2017:681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4692/22448086) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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