Leptomys arfakensis

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: Leptomys
Species: Leptomys arfakensis

Name

Leptomys arfakensis Musser, Helgen & Lunde, 2008: 49

• Holotype: BMNH 29.5.27.23, adult ♀, skin and skull.
• Type locality: “Arfak Mountains of the Vogelkop Peninsula of western New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia) at an altitude of 1000 m”.

References

Primary references

• Musser, G.G., Helgen, K.M. & Lunde, D.P. 2008. Systematic review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae: Murinae) with descriptions of two new species. American Museum Novitates 3624: 1–60. DOI: 10.1206/587.1 ; hdl: 2246/5935 Reference page.