Paramelomys rubex

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Mountain 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. 1922-03-01. New mammals from New Guinea and neighbouring islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9(51):261-265.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301056

Original name as described

Melomys rubex

Other common names

Mountain Paramelomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dd2a1b24-a109-472c-8fda-f0d43f1129b0

Type locality

"Doormanpad-bivak, [Mamberano River, Papua Province,] N. W. New Guinea."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003253

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Melomys shawi

(Tate & Archbold, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-101959

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-101959

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Melomys tafa

(Tate & Archbold, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tafa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-104341

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104341

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Melomys moncktoni rutilus

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rutilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.18.36

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/20c2eaf8-ba50-4b50-a882-a68cf320902a

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367528

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Melomys rubex

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rubex

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dd2a1b24-a109-472c-8fda-f0d43f1129b0

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301056

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:298) (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 moncktoni arfakiensis

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

arfakiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1929.5.27.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d708aa47-34b0-4bf8-8995-8982458a9f2a

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367527

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Melomys moncktoni clarus

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

clarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1935.12.20.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5211fbfb-777b-4d69-9afe-e550326e9cbe https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5211fbfb-777b-4d69-9afe-e550326e9cbe/1691366400000

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367529

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Melomys moncktoni alleni

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:29902

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:29902

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367528

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Melomys moncktoni pohlei

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pohlei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 38738

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 moncktoni stresemanni

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

stresemanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 45671

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367529

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Melomys moncktoni rubex

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rubex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Melomys moncktoni tafa

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tafa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Melomys rubex alleni

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys platyops arfakiensis

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

arfakiensis

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 rubex clarus

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

clarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys rubex pohlei

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pohlei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys rubex rubex

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rubex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys rubex rutilus

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rutilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

300

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys moncktoni shawi

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys rubex stresemanni

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

stresemanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Melomys rubex tafa

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tafa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Paramelomys rubex

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

rubex

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 (2017:705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13131/115109301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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