Paramelomys naso
(O. Thomas, 1911)
Long-nosed 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. 1911-04-01. Three new mammals from Dutch New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)7(40):384-387.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815102Original name as described
Uromys naso
Other common names
Long-nosed Paramelomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.11.54
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f771ab9a-0e2b-4fc4-955b-cb89d12af615Type locality
" ‘Whitewater Camp,' Kafari River, [Nassau Range,] S.W. New Guinea. Alt. 400' [= 122 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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