Protochromys fellowsi

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: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida 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: Protochromys
Species: Protochromys fellowsi

Name

• Protochromys fellowsi (Hinton, 1943)

Holotype: BMNH 47.1175, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Baiyanka, Purari-Ramu Divide, South-East Bismarck Range, North-East New Guinea [=Papua New Guinea]. Altitude 8000ft [=2440 m].”

Combinations

• Melomys fellowsi Hinton, 1943: 554 [original designation]
• Protochromys fellowsi: Menzies, 1996: 417 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Hinton, M.A.C. 1943. Preliminary diagnoses of five new murine rodents from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 11, 10(68): 552–557. DOI: 10.1080/03745481.1943.9728040 Reference page. 
• Menzies, J.I. 1996. A systematic revision of Melomys (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Australian Journal of Zoology 44(4): 367–426. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960367 Reference page. 

Links

• Protochromys fellowsi in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Helgen, K., Leary, T. & Wright, D. 2016. IUCN: Protochromys fellowsi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T13119A22459833. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13119A22459833.en

Vernacular names

English: Papuan Protochromys, Red-bellied Mosaic-tailed Rat