Paramelomys steini

(H. Rümmler, 1935)

Stein'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

Rümmler, H. 1935. Neue Muriden aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 10:105-118.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367527

Original name as described

Melomys moncktoni steini

Other common names

Stein's Paramelomys

Type material

ZMB 45674

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Sumuri Mountain, Weyland Mountains, eastern Province of Papua, West Papua (= Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003254

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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: 3 names and synonyms.

Melomys moncktoni steini

H. Rümmler, 1935

Family

Muridae

Root name

steini

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 45674

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sumuri, Weylandgebirge, 2000/2600 m

Type locality

Indonesia: Western New Guinea: Central Papua.

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45367527

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Melomys rubex steini:

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

steini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
Laurie & Hill (1954:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Paramelomys steini:

Menzies, 1996

Family

Muridae

Root name

steini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

413

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

Menzies (1996:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4006)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136718/22408871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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