Hyomys goliath

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Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Muroidea 
Template:Simplicidentata

Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Hyomys
Species: Hyomys goliath

Name

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Hyomys goliath (Milne-Edwards, 1900)

  • Holotype: MNHN-ZM-MO-1900-397, ♂, mounted skin and skull, presented by Mantou.
  • Type locality: “provient de la Nouvelle-Guineé anglaise. ... dans la partie haute du bassin de la rivière Aroa, à une altitude de 3,ooo à 7,000 pieds”.

Combinations

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  • Mus goliath Milne-Edwards, 1900: 165 [original combination]
  • Hyomys goliathTate, 1951: 276 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Eastern White-eared Giant Rat