Lorentzimys nouhuysii

Jentink, 1911

Long-footed Tree Mouse

Also as New Guinean Jumping Mouse.
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Location:Indonesia, Southwest Papua (formerly Irian Jaya Barat) province, Sorong regency, MalagufukDate taken:Jun 13, 2023Description : Also as New Guinean Jumping Mouse.

Distribution :

New Guinea; Records are from S lowlands and middle altitudes, throughout Central Cordillera from N slopes of the Snow Mtns of Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya) in the west to Mt Dayman (Papua New Guinea) in the east, and the Torricelli Mtns; 30-2700 m; limits unknown.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6982

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Hydromyini
Genus : Lorentzimys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jentink, F.A. 1911. Mammals, collected by the Dutch New Guinea Expedition 1909/10. Nova Guinea 9(2):165-183.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40377798

Original name as described

Lorentzimys Nouhuysii

Other common names

New Guinean Jumping Mouse

Type material

RMNH.MAM.29280

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29280.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29280.b

Type locality

"Bivak II (± 400 m.), " Noord (= Lorentz River), Province of Papua, West-Papua (= Irian Jaya), New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003194

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 6 names and synonyms.

Lorentzimys Nouhuysii

Jentink, 1911

Family

Muridae

Root name

nouhuysii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.29280

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29280.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29280.b

Authority page

174

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40377798

Authority publication

Nova Guinea

Name usages

  1. Tate & Archbold (1941:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11046)
  2. Tate (1951:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Lorentzimys nouhuysii alticola

Tate & Archbold, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-150592

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-150592

Authority page

4

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Tate & Archbold (1941:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11046)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lorentzimys alticola

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

254

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Lorentzimys nouhuysi alticola

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Muridae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635692

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Lorentzimys nouhuysi

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Muridae

Root name

nouhuysi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635692

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12361/115105162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lorentzimys nouhuysi nouhuysi

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Muridae

Root name

nouhuysi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635692

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

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