Melomys paveli

K. M. Helgen, 2003

Pavel's Seram 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

Helgen, K.M. 2003-10. A review of the rodent fauna of Seram, Moluccas, with the description of a new subspecies of mosaic-tailed rat, _Melomys rufescens paveli_. Journal of Zoology, London 261(2):165-172.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0952836903004035

Original name as described

Melomys rufescens paveli

Other common names

Pavel's Seram Melomys

Type material

AM M.31923

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Piliana, 400 m, coast of south Pulau Seram, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003222

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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 rufescens paveli

K. M. Helgen, 2003

Family

Muridae

Root name

paveli

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.31923

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

168

Authority publication

Journal of Zoology, London

Melomys paveli

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

paveli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136359/115206715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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