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: Paramelomys
Species: Paramelomys steini

Name

Holotype: ZMB 45674, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Sumuri [Mountain], Weylandgebirge [=Weyland Mountains], [E Province of Papua, Indonesia,] 2000/2600 m.”

Combinations

  • Melomys moncktoni steini Rümmler, 1935: 111 [original combination]
  • Melomys rubex steini: Laurie & Hill, 1954: 124 [name combination]
  • Paramelomys steini: Menzies, 1996: 413 [name combination, elevate to species]

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. 

Vernacular names

English: Stein’s Paramelomys
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