Mallomys aroaensis
(De Vis, 1907)
De Vis's Woolly 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 | : Mallomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Ann. Queensl. Mus. 7:11
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48070502Original name as described
Dendrosminthus aroaensis
Other common names
De Vis's Mallomys
Type material
QM J2814
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://collections.qm.qld.gov.au/objects/VE110309/mallomys-aroaensisType locality
"head of Aroa River, in British New Guinea [= Central Province, Papua New Gunea]."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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