Paramelomys mollis

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Montane Soft-furred 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: Paramelomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1913-08-01. On new mammals obtained by the Utakwa Expedition to Dutch New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)12(68):205-212.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099697

Original name as described

Uromys mollis

Other common names

Montane Soft-furred Paramelomys · Thomas's Melomys · Thomas's Mosaic-tailed Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.18.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b2e6fbd3-1a31-4232-aa58-df4a0cb93b36

Type locality

" ‘Camp Padang, 6 c.' Altitude 5500' [= 1676 m]. Southern slope of Mt. Carstenz, Charles Louis Mts. [= Nassau Range], Dutch New Guinea [= Papua Province, New Guinea], on Upper Utakwa River."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003249

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.

Total: 9 names and synonyms.

Uromys mollis

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Muridae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.18.35

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Southern slope of Mt. Carstenz, Charles Louis Mts., Dutch New Guinea, on Upper Utakwa River. Type from "Camp Padang, 6 c." Altitude 5500'.

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea: Central Papua.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b2e6fbd3-1a31-4232-aa58-df4a0cb93b36

Authority page

210

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099697

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Melomys mollis:

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Muridae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

261

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301054

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1922:261, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15192)
Musser & Carleton (1993:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

Melomys levipes arfakianus

H. Rümmler, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

arfakianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1929.5.27.40

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Arfak-Gebirge, 2000 m

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a79683d6-dfe2-45e7-94c8-098718a40951

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367523

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Tate (1951:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Laurie & Hill (1954:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys levipes clarae

H. Rümmler, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

clarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 45673

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sumuri, Weylandgebirge, 2000/2600 m

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea: Central Papua.

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367524

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Tate (1951:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Laurie & Hill (1954:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys levipes meeki

H. Rümmler, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

meeki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.28.19

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Head of Aroa R.

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Central Province.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/67def451-34ac-470f-8e6f-d1250697a60a

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367524

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys levipes stevensi

H. Rümmler, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

stevensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:29890

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Morobe, Mt. Misim, 6700 Fuß

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Morobe Province.

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:29890

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367525

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Tate (1951:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Laurie & Hill (1954:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys levipes weylandi

H. Rümmler, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

weylandi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 45672

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kunupi-Weylandgebirge, 1400/1800 m

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea: Central Papua.

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367523

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Tate (1951:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Laurie & Hill (1954:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys levipes mollis:

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Laurie & Hill (1954:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Paramelomys mollis:

Menzies, 1996

Family

Muridae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

415

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

Menzies (1996:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4006)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13126/22409176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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