Melomys paveli
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Melomys
Species: Melomys paveli
Name
[edit]Melomys paveli Helgen, 2003: 168
- Holotype: AM M31923, adult ♀, skin and skull.
- Type locality: “from near the village of Piliana (c. 3°15'S, 129°30'E, elevation c. 400 m) on the south coast of Seram”, Indonesia.
Combinations
[edit]- Melomys rufescens paveli Helgen, 2003: 168 [original combination, as subspecies]
- Melomys paveli: Musser & Carleton, 2005: 1379 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Helgen, K.M. 2003. A review of the rodent fauna of Seram, Moluccas, with the description of a new subspecies of mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys rufescens paveli. Journal of Zoology 261(2): 165–172. DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004035 Reference page.
- Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. 2016. IUCN: Melomys paveli (Data Deficient). (errata version published in 2017) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136359A115206715. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136359A22420158.en
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Pavel’s Seram Melomys