Macruromys elegans

G. Stein, 1933

Lesser Small-toothed 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 : Macruromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Stein, G. 1933-04-24. Weitere Mitteilungen zur Systematik papuanischer Säuger. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 8(2):87-95.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342798

Original name as described

Macruromys elegans

Other common names

Lesser Macruromys · Western Small-toothed Rat

Type material

ZMB 44393

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mount Kunupi, 1400–1800 m, Weyland Range, Province of Papua, West Papua (= Irian Jaya), New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003195

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.

Macruromys elegans

G. Stein, 1933

Family

Muridae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 44393

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342798

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12655/22458830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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