Paramelomys platyops
(O. Thomas, 1906)
Common Lowland 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. 1906-03-01. New mammals from the Australian region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)17(99):324-332.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245545Original name as described
Uromys platyops
Other common names
Common Lowland Paramelomys · Lowland Mosaic-tailed Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.28.18
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/871b2569-97f1-49c1-94ee-97d410f76a1cType locality
"Head of Aroa River, S.E. British New Guinea [= Central Province, Papua New Guinea]."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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