Melomys howi

D. J. Kitchener in D. J. Kitchener & Suyanto, 1996

Riama Island Mosaic-tailed 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 : Melomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kitchener, D.J. and Suyanto, A. 1996. A new species of Melomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Riama Island, Tanimbar Group, Maluku Tenggara, Indonesia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18:113-119.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54902644

Original name as described

Melomys howi

Other common names

Riama Island Melomys

Type material

MZB 15912

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Riama Island, Tanimbar Islands, Moluccas, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003217

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.

Melomys howi

D. J. Kitchener in D. J. Kitchener & Suyanto, 1996

Family

Muridae

Root name

howi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZB 15912

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54902644

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136482/115208689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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