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/45367521

Original 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003196

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 major

H. Rümmler, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

major

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367521

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12656/22458913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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