Species of rodent
Chiruromys lamia |
Conservation status |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Chiruromys |
Species: | C. lamia |
Binomial name |
Chiruromys lamia
Thomas, 1897 |
Synonyms[2] |
Chiruromys kagi (Tate, 1951) |
Chiruromys lamia, also known as the lamia or the broad-headed tree mouse, is a species of rodent found chiefly in southeastern New Guinea. It is arboreal, living in hollow tree nests, and is found at elevations of 1,200–2,300 metres (3,900–7,500 ft).[1]
References
- ^ a b Aplin, K. (2016). "Chiruromys lamia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4692A22448086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4692A22448086.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Pogonomys–Pseudomys)
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Pogonomys Division | Abeomelomys | - Highland brush mouse (A. sevia)
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Anisomys | - Squirrel-toothed rat (A. imitator)
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Brassomys | - White-toothed brush mouse (B. albidens)
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Chiruromys | - Greater tree mouse (C. forbesi)
- Broad-headed tree mouse (C. lamia)
- Lesser tree mouse (C. vates)
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Coccymys | |
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Hyomys (White-eared rats) | - Western white-eared giant rat (H. dammermani)
- Eastern white-eared giant rat (H. goliath)
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Macruromys (New Guinean rats) | - Lesser small-toothed rat (M. elegans)
- Eastern small-toothed rat (M. major)
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Mallomys (Giant tree rats) | - De Vis's woolly rat (M. aroaensis)
- Alpine woolly rat (M. gunung)
- Subalpine woolly rat (M. istapantap)
- Rothschild's woolly rat (M. rothschildi)
- Bosavi woolly rat (M. sp. nov.)
- Arfak woolly rat (M. sp. nov.)
- Foja woolly rat (M. sp. nov.)
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Mammelomys | - Large-scaled mosaic-tailed rat (M. lanosus)
- Large mosaic-tailed rat (M. rattoides)
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Pogonomelomys (Rummler's mosaic tailed rats) | - Grey pogonomelomys (P. brassi)
- Lowland brush mouse (P. bruijni)
- Shaw Mayer's brush mouse (P. mayeri)
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Pogonomys (Prehensile-tailed rats) | - Champion's tree mouse (P. championi)
- D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago pogonomys (P. fergussoniensis)
- Large tree mouse (P. loriae)
- Chestnut tree mouse (P. macrourus)
- Prehensile-tailed rat (P. mollipilosus)
- Gray-bellied tree mouse (P. sylvestris)
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Xenuromys | - Mimic tree rat (X. barbatus)
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Pseudomys Division | Conilurus | - Brush-tailed rabbit rat (C. penicillatus)
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Leggadina | - Forrest's mouse (L. forresti)
- Lakeland Downs mouse (L. lakedownensis)
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Leporillus (Australian stick-nest rats) | - Greater stick-nest rat (L. conditor)
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Mastacomys | - Broad-toothed mouse (M. fuscus)
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Mesembriomys (Tree rats) | - Black-footed tree-rat (M. gouldii)
- Golden-backed tree-rat (M. macrurus)
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Notomys (Australian hopping mice) | - Spinifex hopping mouse (N. alexis)
- Northern hopping mouse (N. aquilo)
- Fawn hopping mouse (N. cervinus)
- Dusky hopping mouse (N. fuscus)
- Mitchell's hopping mouse (N. mitchellii)
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Pseudomys (Australian native mice) | - Ash-grey mouse (P. albocinereus)
- Silky mouse (P. apodemoides)
- Plains rat (P. australis)
- Bolam's mouse (P. bolami)
- Kakadu pebble-mound mouse (P. calabyi)
- Western pebble-mound mouse (P. chapmani)
- Little native mouse (P. delicatulus)
- Desert mouse (P. desertor)
- Smoky mouse (P. fumeus)
- Gould's mouse (P. gouldii)
- Eastern chestnut mouse (P. gracilicaudatus)
- Sandy inland mouse (P. hermannsburgensis)
- Long-tailed mouse (P. higginsi)
- Central pebble-mound mouse (P. johnsoni)
- Western chestnut mouse (P. nanus)
- New Holland mouse (P. novaehollandiae)
- Western mouse (P. occidentalis)
- Hastings River mouse (P. oralis)
- Country mouse (P. patrius)
- Pilliga mouse (P. pilligaensis)
- Heath mouse (P. shortridgei)
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Zyzomys (Thick-tailed rats) | - Common rock rat (Z. argurus)
- Arnhem Land rock rat (Z. maini)
- Carpentarian rock rat (Z. palatalis)
- Central rock rat (Z. pedunculatus)
- Kimberley rock rat (Z. woodwardi)
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- See also
- Aethomys–Chrotomys
- Colomys–Golunda
- Hadromys–Maxomys
- Melasmothrix–Mus
- Oenomys–Pithecheir
- Rattus
- Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
- Otomys
- Others
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Taxon identifiers |
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