Pogonomys sylvestris
O. Thomas, 1920
Gray-bellied Tree 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 | : Pogonomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1920-11-30. New small mammals from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)6(36):533-537.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15687829Original name as described
Pogonomys sylvestris
Other common names
Gray-bellied Pogonomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.13.6
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53f24856-6a9c-4e1e-a85d-39cba411c875Type locality
"Rawlinson Mts., N.E. New Guinea [= Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea]. Alt. 1500 m."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
the recently described P. sharonhoserae, named by R. T. Hoser, is considered a synonym of P. sylvestris pending further investigation
Taxonomy notes citation
Hoser, R. T. (2020). An overdue break-up of the genus Pogonomys Milne-Edwards, 1877 (Mammalia: Muridae) into two genera and the formal naming of five long overlooked species. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 49: 42-63.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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