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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

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/15687829

Original 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-39cba411c875

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003262

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.

Pogonomys sylvestris

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Muridae

Root name

sylvestris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.13.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53f24856-6a9c-4e1e-a85d-39cba411c875

Authority page

534

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15687829

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17885) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17885) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17885/115141693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pogonomys sharonhoserae

Hoser, 2020

Family

Muridae

Root name

sharonhoserae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

rejectedbyfiat

Type

AMNH M-150948

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-150948

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Australasian Journal of Herpetology

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