Xenuromys barbatus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Xenuromys
Species: Xenuromys barbatus
Name
[edit]Xenuromys barbatus (Milne-Edwards, 1900)
- Holotype: MNHN-ZM-MO-1900-398, ♂, mounted skin and skull, presented by Mantou.
- Type locality: “provient de la Nouvelle-Guineé anglaise. ... dans la partie haute du bassin de la rivière Aroa, à une altitude de 3,ooo à 7,000 pieds”.
Combinations
[edit]- Mus barbatus Milne-Edwards, 1900: 167 [original combination]
- Xenuromys barbatus — Tate, 1951: 284 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Xenuromys guba Tate & Archbold, 1941: 4
- Holotype: AMNH 152043, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by W.B. Richardson on 14 April 1939.
- Type locality: “Bernhard Camp, Idenburg River, Netherlands New Guinea; altitude 75 meters”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Milne-Edwards, A. 1900. Description de deux espèces nouvelles de Rongeurs (Muridés) originaires de la Nouvelle-Guinée méridionale. Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 6: 165–167. BHL Reference page.
- Tate, G.H.H. & Archbold, R. 1941. New rodents and marsupials from New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 1101: 1–9. hdl: 2246/4714 Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Rock-dwelling Giant Rat