Zyzomys maini

D. J. Kitchener, 1989

Arnhem Land Rock 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 : Zyzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kitchener, D.J. 1989-09-29. Taxonomic appraisal of Zyzomys (Rodentia, Muridae) with descriptions of two new species from the Northern Territory, Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(3):331-373.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53483866

Original name as described

Zyzomys maini

Other common names

Arnhem Rock Rat

Type material

MAGNT U.4027

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Djawamba Massif, 1.5 km east of Ja Ja Billabong, Northern Territory, 12°31'S, 132°54'E; altitude c.150 m," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003328

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.

Zyzomys maini

D. J. Kitchener, 1989

Family

Muridae

Root name

maini

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MAGNT U.4027

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53483866

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23326/22457141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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