Melomys rufescens

(Alston, 1877)

Black-tailed 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

Alston, E.R. 1877-06. On the rodents and marsupials collected by the Rev. G. Brown in Duke-of-York Island, New Britain, and New Ireland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877(1):123-127.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510696

Original name as described

Uromys rufescens

Other common names

Black-tailed Melomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1877.7.18.27

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78be252e-af2b-4a3c-a48a-a774b7e603f0

Type locality

"Duke-of-York Island, New Britain, and New Ireland."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003224

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Mus musavora

(E. P. Ramsay, 1877)

Family

Muridae

Root name

musavora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.2348, AM M.2367, AM M.2368

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3341569

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys hageni

Troughton, 1937

Family

Muridae

Root name

hageni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.6113

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Records of the Australian Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys rufescens niviventer

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

niviventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-105431

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-105431

Authority page

306

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Uromys rufescens

(Alston, 1877)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1877.7.18.27

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78be252e-af2b-4a3c-a48a-a774b7e603f0

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510696

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Uromys Stalkeri

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Muridae

Root name

stalkeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.6.7.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5b17bf8b-7310-469d-af21-01798520554c

Authority page

202

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24255270

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Uromys gracilis

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.28.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/15961a58-63d0-4eda-976a-673336c4b819

Authority page

328

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245546

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Uromys stalkeri calidior

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

calidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.11.36

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a167f739-9642-49e2-b110-72c13707a3db

Authority page

387

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815103

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys rufescens wisselensis

Menzies, 1996

Family

Muridae

Root name

wisselensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.29205.a, RMNH.MAM.29205.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29205.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29205.b

Authority page

404

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

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)

Pogonomys sexplicatus

(Jentink, 1907)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sexplicatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.29281.a, RMNH.MAM.29281.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29281.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29281.b

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40348500

Authority publication

Nova Guinea

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys rufescens

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Tate (1951:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13133/115109431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Melomys rufescens rufescens

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Tate (1951:304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Melomys rufescens calidior

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

calidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

306

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Melomys rufescens gracilis

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Melomys rufescens hageni

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

hageni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Melomys rufescens sexplicatus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

sexplicatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys rufescens stalkeri

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

stalkeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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