Paramelomys moncktoni

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Monckton's 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. 1904-12-01. On some mammals from British New Guinea presented to the National Museum by Mr. C. A. W. Monckton, with descriptions of other species from the same region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)14(84):397-403.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734126

Original name as described

Uromys Moncktoni

Other common names

Monckton's Paramelomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1904.8.3.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2ff0006f-4438-4cb5-8c10-fa82b82d7228

Type locality

"about 8°30'S. lat., 148° E. long. [= Kumusi River], " Northern Province, Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003250

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: 6 names and synonyms.

Uromys Moncktoni

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Muridae

Root name

moncktoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.8.3.4

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

at about 8° 30' S. lat. 148° E. long.

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Oro Province: 8°30′S, 148°E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2ff0006f-4438-4cb5-8c10-fa82b82d7228

Authority page

399

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734126

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1904:399, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15188)

Melomys moncktoni:

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Muridae

Root name

moncktoni

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)
Sody (1941:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
Tate (1951:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Laurie & Hill (1954:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Musser & Carleton (1993:618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

Melomys moncktoni moncktoni:

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

moncktoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

296

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Laurie & Hill (1954:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Melomys moncktoni sturti

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

sturti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-105425

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sturt Island Camp, lower Fly River

Type locality

Papua New Guinea: Western Province.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-105425

Authority page

296

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Laurie & Hill (1954:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Melomys monktoni:

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

monktoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

178

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Corbet & Hill (1991:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Paramelomys moncktoni:

Menzies, 1996

Family

Muridae

Root name

moncktoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

409

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

Menzies (1996:409) (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 #13127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13127/22409104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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