Coccymys kirrhos

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Coccymys
Species: Coccymys kirrhos

Name

Coccymys kirrhos Musser & Lunde, 2009: 74

• Holotype: AMNH 158175, adult ♂, skin and skull.
• Type locality: “‘‘Top Camp’’ (09°49'S,149°16'E), 2230 m, north slopes of Mt. Dayman, Maneau Range (also spelled ‘‘Maneao’’) at the eastern end of the Owen Stanley Ranges, Milne Bay Province, eastern Papua New Guinea”.

References

Primary references

• Musser, G.G. & Lunde, D.P. 2009. Systematic review of New Guinea Coccymys and ‘‘Melomys albidens’’ with the descriptions of new taxa. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 329: 1–139. DOI: 10.1206/635.1 ; hdl: 2246/6033 Reference page.