Paramelomys mollis
(O. Thomas, 1913)
Montane Soft-furred 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
Thomas, O. 1913-08-01. On new mammals obtained by the Utakwa Expedition to Dutch New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)12(68):205-212.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099697Original name as described
Uromys mollis
Other common names
Montane Soft-furred Paramelomys · Thomas's Melomys · Thomas's Mosaic-tailed Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.18.35
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b2e6fbd3-1a31-4232-aa58-df4a0cb93b36Type locality
" ‘Camp Padang, 6 c.' Altitude 5500' [= 1676 m]. Southern slope of Mt. Carstenz, Charles Louis Mts. [= Nassau Range], Dutch New Guinea [= Papua Province, New Guinea], on Upper Utakwa River."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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