Protochromys fellowsi
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Muroidea |
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Template:Simplicidentata |
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Protochromys
Species: Protochromys fellowsi
Name
edit- 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
edit- Melomys fellowsi Hinton, 1943: 554 [original designation]
- Protochromys fellowsi: Menzies, 1996: 417 [name combination]
References
editPrimary references
edit- 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
edit- 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
editEnglish: Papuan Protochromys, Red-bellied Mosaic-tailed Rat