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/40377562

Original 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.b

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003248

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.

Pogonomys Lorentzii

(Jentink, 1909)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lorentzii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

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.b

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40377562

Authority publication

Nova Guinea

Melomys lorentzi

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lorentzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

261

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301054

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1922:261, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15192)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:528, 529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Melomys levipes lorentzii

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lorentzii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

289

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys levipes lorentzi

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lorentzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635715

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Melomys lorentzii

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lorentzii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

189

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Musser & Carleton (1993:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

Paramelomys lorentzi

Menzies, 1996

Family

Muridae

Root name

lorentzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

408

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

Menzies (1996:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4006)

Paramelomys lorentzii

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

lorentzii

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 (2017:703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13125/115108951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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