Coryphomys musseri
K. P. Aplin & K. M. Helgen, 2010
Musser's Giant Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Hydromyini |
| Genus | : Coryphomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Aplin, K.P. and Helgen, K.M. 2010-07. Quaternary murid rodents of Timor. Part I: New material of _Coryphomys buehleri_ Schaub, 1937, and description of a second species of the genus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 341:1-80.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1206/692.1Original name as described
Coryphomys musseri
Other common names
Musser's Coryphomys
Type material
ANWC P32
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Matja Kuru 1 excavation site, adjacent to Lake Ira Laloro, c.334 m, Lautém, East Timor.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · East Timor
Taxonomy notes
recently described extinct species
Taxonomy notes citation
Aplin, K. P., & Helgen, K. M. (2010). Quaternary murid rodents of Timor Part I: new material of Coryphomys buehleri Schaub, 1937, and description of a second species of the genus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 1-80.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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