Pogonomelomys

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: Pogonomelomys
Species (3): P. brassi – P. bruijni – P. mayeri

Name

• Pogonomelomys Rümmler, 1936: 248

Type species: Melomys mayeri Rothschild & Dollman, 1932, by original designation.

Taxonomic note

Described as a subgenus of Melomys, was elevate to genus by Tate & Archbold (1941: 5).

References

Primary references

• Rümmler, H. 1936. Die formen der papuanischen Muridengattung Melomys. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 11: 247–253. BHL Reference page. 
• Tate, G.H.H. & Archbold, R. 1941. Results of the Archbold expeditions. No. 31. New rodents and marsupials from New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 1101: 1–9. handle.

Additional references

• Menzies, J.I. 1990. A systematic revision of Pogonomelomys (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 16: 118–137.
• Helgen, K.M. 2007. A taxonomic and geographic overview of the mammals of Papua. pp. 689–749 in Marshall, A.J. & Beehler, B.M. (eds.). The Ecology of Papua. Singapore: Periplus Editions. 749 pp.

Links

• Pogonomelomys 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.