Protochromys fellowsi

(Hinton, 1943)

Papuan 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 : Protochromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hinton, M.A.C. 1943-09-01. Preliminary diagnoses of five new murine rodents from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)10(68):552-557.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/03745481.1943.9728040

Original name as described

Melomys fellowsi

Other common names

Papuan Protochromys · Red-bellied Mosaic-tailed Rat · Red-bellied Protochromys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1175

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d8181385-9280-429a-9762-cd641eb58d44

Type locality

Baiyanka, 2440 m, Purari-Ramu Divide, Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003263

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.

Melomys fellowsi

(Hinton, 1943)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fellowsi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1175

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d8181385-9280-429a-9762-cd641eb58d44

Authority page

554

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Protochromys fellowsi

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

fellowsi

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 (2017:708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13119/22459833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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