Coccymys kirrhos
Musser & D. P. Lunde, 2009
Tawny Brush 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 | : Coccymys |
Species status
Authority citation
Musser, G.G. and Lunde, D.P. 2009-12-09. 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.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1206/635.1Original name as described
Coccymys kirrhos
Other common names
Tawny Coccymys
Type material
AMNH M-158175
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Top Camp, 2230 m, north slopes of Mt Dayman, Maneau Range, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
recently described
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
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