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/19245545

Original 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-97d410f76a1c

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003252

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.

Uromys platyops

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

platyops

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.28.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/871b2569-97f1-49c1-94ee-97d410f76a1c

Authority page

327

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245545

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Melomys moncktoni intermedius

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.18.42

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0714fd76-2fcb-4726-8f8a-8c5197535946

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367526

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys moncktoni fuscus

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.38

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/70e96d02-7c32-413b-8352-f5072514fe1b

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367526

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys platyops mamberamus

(Sody, 1937)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mamberamus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.22491.a, RMNH.MAM.22491.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.22491.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.22491.b

Authority page

218

Authority publication

Temminckia

Melomys moncktoni jobiensis

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

jobiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 45675

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367530

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys platyops fuscus

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

298

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys platyops jobiensis

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

jobiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

298

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys platyops

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

platyops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Melomys platyops platyops

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

platyops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

298

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

mamberanus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

mamberanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1434

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Paramelomys platyops

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

platyops

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 (2017:704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13129/115109069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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