Waiomys mamasae
K. C. Rowe, A. S. Achmadi, & Esselstyn, 2014
Mamasa Water Rat
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 3368
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Rattini |
| Genus | : Waiomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Rowe, K.C., Achmadi, A.S. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2014-06-17. Convergent evolution of aquatic foraging in a new genus and species (Rodentia: Muridae) from Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Zootaxa 3815(4):541-564.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3815.4.5Original name as described
Waiomys mamasae
Other common names
Mamasa Rat
Type material
NMV C37027/MZB 37000
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Mount Gandangdewata (2.882898°S, 119.386448°E, 1571 m), Rantepangko, Mamasa, Sulawesi Barat, Indonesia."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
recently described genus and species
Taxonomy notes citation
Rowe, K.C., Achmadi, A.S. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2014. Convergent evolution of aquatic foraging in a new genus and species (Rodentia: Muridae) from Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Zootaxa 3815(4):541-564. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3815.4.5
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
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