Margaretamys elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Margaretamys
Species: Margaretamys elegans

Name

Margaretamys elegans Musser, 1981: 286

• Holotype: AMNH 223693/MZB 12151, adult ♂, skull and body in alcohol.
• Type locality: “Gunung Nokilalaki at an elevation of 6500 feet [=1980 m]”, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

References

Primary references

• Musser, G.G. 1981. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 105. Notes on systematics of Indo-Malayan murid rodents, and descriptions of a new genera and species from Ceylon, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 168: 225–334. hdl: 2246/1053 Reference page. 

Links

• Musser, G. & Ruedas, L. 2008. IUCN: Margaretamys elegans  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T12796A3381531. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12796A3381531.en

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Margaretamys, Elegant Margareta Rat