Pogonomelomys bruijnii

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1876)

Bruijn's Brush Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Hydromyini
Genus : Pogonomelomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. and Doria, G. 1876-09. Diagnosi di tre nuove specie di Mammiferi della Nuova Guinea e di Salawatti. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 8:335-336.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7916096

Original name as described

Uromys Bruijnii

Other common names

Bruijn's Pogonomelomys · Large Pogonomelomys · Lowland Bruijn's Brush Mouse

Type material

MSNG 3677

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

off W coast of Vogelkop, Pulau Salawatti, Province of Papua, West Papua (= Irian Jaya), western New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. brassi

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Wright, D., Allison, A. & Aplin, K. 2017. Pogonomelomys brassi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T136660A22449087. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136660A22449087.en. Downloaded on 13 August 2020.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003256

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 Bruijnii

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1876)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bruijnii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG 3677

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7916096

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Pogonomelomys bruijnii

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

bruijnii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

316

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17877/22449016) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pogonomelomys bruijni

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

bruijni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

179

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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