Melomys paveli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Melomys
Species: Melomys paveli

Name

Melomys paveli Helgen, 2003: 168

• Holotype: AM M31923, adult ♀, skin and skull.
• Type locality: “from near the village of Piliana (c. 3°15'S, 129°30'E, elevation c. 400 m) on the south coast of Seram”, Indonesia.

Combinations

• Melomys rufescens paveli Helgen, 2003: 168 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Melomys paveli: Musser & Carleton, 2005: 1379 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary references

• Helgen, K.M. 2003. A review of the rodent fauna of Seram, Moluccas, with the description of a new subspecies of mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys rufescens paveli. Journal of Zoology 261(2): 165–172. DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004035 Reference page. 
• Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Links

• Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. 2016. IUCN: Melomys paveli  (Data Deficient). (errata version published in 2017) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136359A115206715. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136359A22420158.en

Vernacular names

English: Pavel’s Seram Melomys