Hydromys neobrittanicus

Tate & Archbold, 1935

New Britain Water 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 : Hydromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Tate, G.H.H. and Archbold, R. 1935-05-18. Twelve apparently new forms of Muridae (other than Rattus) from the Indo-Australian Region. American Museum Novitates 803:1-9.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/169857

Original name as described

Hydromys neobrittanicus

Other common names

New Britain Hydromys

Type material

AMNH M-99867

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-99867

Type locality

"Bainings, Balayang, Wide Bay, New Britain, Solomon Islands," Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

often spelt 'neobritannicus', but the original and correct spelling is 'neobrittanicus', which is used here

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003181

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.

Hydromys neobrittanicus

Tate & Archbold, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

neobrittanicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-99867

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-99867

Authority page

8

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Tate & Archbold (1941:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11046)
  2. Tate (1951:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Hydromys neobritannicus

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Muridae

Root name

neobritannicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635731

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005:1334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10313/115097202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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