Pseudohydromys ellermani

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Pseudohydromys
Species: Pseudohydromys ellermani

Name

Pseudohydromys ellermani (Laurie & Hill, 1954)

Holotype: BMNH 53.277, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Northern slopes of Mt. Wilhelm, [ca. 05°47'S, 145°01'E], Bismarck Range, North-East New Guinea [=Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea], 8000 ft [=2440 m].”

Combinations

Mayermys ellermani Laurie & Hill, 1954: 134 [original combination]
Pseudohydromys ellermani: Musser & Carleton, 2005: 1452 [name combination]

References

Primary references

Laurie, E.M.O. & Hill, J.E. 1954. List of Land Mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and Adjacent Islands 1758–1952. British Museum: London. 175 pp. BHL 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.

Additional references

Helgen, K.M. 2005. A new species of murid rodent (genus Mayermys) from south-eastern New Guinea. Mammalian Biology 70(1): 61–67. DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00176 Reference page.

Helgen, K.M. & Helgen, L.E. 2009. Chapter 8. Biodiversity and biogeography of the moss-mice of New Guinea: a taxonomic revision of Pseudohydromys (Muridae: Murinae). Pp. 230–313 in Voss, R.S. & Carleton, M.D. (eds.). Systematic mammalogy: contributions in honor of Guy G. Musser. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 331: 450 pp. DOI: 10.1206/582-8.1 handle. Reference page.

Links

Pseudohydromys ellermani 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.
Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Wright, D., Allison, A. & Aplin, K. 2008. IUCN: Pseudohydromys ellermani (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T12908A3396271. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12908A3396271.en

Vernacular names

English: One-toothed Shrew-mouse

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