Paramelomys gressitti

Menzies, 1996

Gressitt's 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 : Paramelomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Menzies, J.I. 1996. A systematic revision of Melomys (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Australian Journal of Zoology 44(4):367-426.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9960367

Original name as described

Paramelomys gressitti

Other common names

Gressit's Paramelomys

Type material

PNGM 23652

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

near summit of Mount Kaindi, 2300 m, Wau region, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003246

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.

Paramelomys gressitti

Menzies, 1996

Family

Muridae

Root name

gressitti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

PNGM 23652

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

407

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136701/22408955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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