Halmaheramys bokimekot

P.-H. Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Y. S. Fitriana, Semiadi, & K. M. Helgen in P.-H. Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Y. S. Fitriana, Fjeldså, A. Jennings, Jønsson, J. Kennedy, Michaux, Semiadi, N. Supriatna, & K. M. Helgen, 2013

Spiny Boki Mekot Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Fabre, P.-H., Pagès, M., Musser, G.G., Fitriana, Y.S., Fjeldså, J., Jennings, A., Jønsson, K.A., Kennedy, J., Michaux, J.R., Semiadi, G., Supriatna, N. and Helgen, K.M. 2013-10. A new genus of rodent from Wallacea (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae: Rattini), and its implication for biogeography and Indo-Pacific Rattini systematics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 169(2):408-447.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12061

Original name as described

Halmaheramys bokimekot

Type material

MZB 33266

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"15 km north-west of Sagea village (central Halmahera, Halmahera Island, North Moluccas, Indonesia), at 723 m a.s.l. Coordinates: 00°36'42.60' N, 128°2'49.00'E."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

recently described genus and species

Taxonomy notes citation

Fabre, P. H., Pagès, M., Musser, G. G., Fitriana, Y. S., Fjeldså, J., Jennings, A., ... & Supriatna, N. (2013). A new genus of rodent from Wallacea (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae: Rattini), and its implication for biogeography and Indo-Pacific Rattini systematics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 169(2), 408-447.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003532

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.

Halmaheramys bokimekot

P.-H. Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Y. S. Fitriana, Semiadi, & K. M. Helgen in P.-H. Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Y. S. Fitriana, Fjeldså, A. Jennings, Jønsson, J. Kennedy, Michaux, Semiadi, N. Supriatna, & K. M. Helgen, 2013

Family

Muridae

Root name

bokimekot

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZB 33266

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

425

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/112386684/166620249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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