Mirzamys louiseae
K. M. Helgen & L. E. Helgen, 2009
Mirza's Western Moss 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 | : Mirzamys |
Species status
Authority citation
Helgen, K.M. and Helgen, L.E. 2009-12-15. Biodiversity and biogeography of the moss-mice of New Guinea: A taxonomic revision of Pseudohydromys (Muridae: Murinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 331:230-313.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1206/582-8.1Original name as described
Mirzamys louiseae
Type material
BPBM VZ-BBM-NG 98605
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://portal.vertnet.org/o/bpbm/vz-bbm-ng?id=72cea21b-4963-4474-9b6d-9416a834396eType locality
"Star Mountains, Western District, Territory of Papua (Western Province, Papua New Guinea), at 10,500 ft (= 3180 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
recently described genus and species
Taxonomy notes citation
Helgen, K. M., & Helgen, L. E. (2009). Biodiversity and biogeography of the moss-mice of New Guinea: a taxonomic revision of Pseudohydromys (Muridae: Murinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 331, 230-313.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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