Chiruromys vates
(O. Thomas, 1908)
Lesser 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. 1908-12-01. A new Pogonomys presented to the British Museum by Sir William Ingram. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)2(12):495-496.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26494595Original name as described
Pogonomys vates
Other common names
Lesser Chiruromys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1908.10.8.7
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/92be7be4-7beb-41a1-9f2e-c33734873c94Type locality
"Madeu, upper St. Joseph's R. [= Angabunga River], about 50 miles [= 80 km] N. E. of Hall Sound, British New Guinea [= Central Province, Papua New Guinea]. Alt. 2000–3000' [= 610–914 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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