Paramelomys lorentzii
(Jentink, 1909)
Lorentz'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
Jentink, F.A. 1909. Mammals collected by the Dutch New Guinea Expedition 1907. Nova Guinea 9:1-14.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40377562Original name as described
Pogonomys Lorentzii
Other common names
Lorentz's Paramelomys
Type material
RMNH.MAM.25494.a, RMNH.MAM.25494.b
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25494.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25494.bType locality
"Resi Camp (900 meters)," Lorentz River, Province of Papua, West Papua (= Irian Jaya), New Guinea.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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