Taxonomy Profile: Melomys arcium (Thomas 1913)

Melomys arcium: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Rossel Island Melomys []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melomys arcium: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
mice |
rats |
voles |
campagnols |
rats |
souris |
Subfamily : Murinae
Old World rats |
Old World mice |
Genus : Melomys
Mosaic-tailed Rats |
Species : Melomys arcium
Rossel Island Melomys |
Melomys arcium Direct Children(s):
Melomys arcium: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Melomys arcium
Melomys arcium: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Melomys arcium: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Originally described as a species of Uromys, treated as a subspecies of M. leucogaster by Rümmler (1938), Musser and Carleton (1993), and Flannery (1995b), but retained as a species by Laurie and Hill (1954) and Menzies (1996). Melomys arcium is closely related to M. leucogaster (Menzies, 1996, and our study of the holotype and AMNH 159597-159600), and Flannery (1995b:135) wrote that although closely related to M. leucogaster, it may represent 'a distinct species.' Flannery (1995b:135) note...