Mountain Paramelomys
Paramelomys rubex (Thomas, 1922)
Also calledBerg-Mosaikschwanzratte (deu) · Bergmosaikschwanzratte (deu) · Mélomys rubicond (fra) · paraszczurzynek górski (pol) · ylänkömosaiikkirotta (fin) · ヤマメロミスモドキ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9 vol.9 p.263
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: The many names applied to P. rubex reflect morphological variation among samples that is concordant with interrupted highland distributions (Menzies, 1996, and our study of specimens in various museums). Menzies (1996) revised the species and earlier (Menzies, 1974) commented on the status of some names associated with P. rubex.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: New Guinea; montane forests in the Central Cordillera from the Arfak Mtns on the Vogelkop of W Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya) to Mt Dayman at the end of the Owen Stanley Range in E Papua New Guinea; also in the N coastal Torricelli Mtns and Huon Peninsula; altitudinal range, 900 - 3000 m (specimens we examined; Menzies, 1996; see map in Flannery, 1995 a).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: New Guinea, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Mamberano River, Doormanpad-bivak, 1410 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. The Mountain Mosaic-tailed Rat is terrestrial. It lives in burrows, but may be caught several meters above ground and is a good climber.
Muridae
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Every page naming Paramelomys rubex in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264870.