Macruromys major
H. Rümmler, 1935
Greater 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
Rümmler, H. 1935. Neue Muriden aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 10:105-118.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367521Original name as described
Macruromys major
Other common names
Eastern Small-toothed Rat · Greater Macruromys
Type material
BMNH (number not known)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Kratke Mountains, 1220–1524 m, Buntibasa District, Eastern Highland Province, Papua New Guinea.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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