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Broad-headed Chiruromys
Chiruromys lamia (Thomas, 1897)
Also calledBreitkopf-Baummaus (deu) · Breitkopf-Baumratte (deu) · Breitkopfbaumratte (deu) · Chiruromys a téte large (fra) · myš širokohlavá (ces) · papuasogon szerokogłowy (pol) · puuhiiri (fin) · Широкомордая мышь (rus) · ヒロガオオマキマウス (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova vol.18 p.615
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Occurs in the same general mainland region as C. forbesi, but replaces it at higher elevations. Specimens and habitat on eastern flanks of Mount Dayman discussed by Cole et al. (1997).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Mainland Papua New Guinea; known only from the Owen Stanley Range in SE Papua, from 1200 to 2300 m (Flannery, 1995 a; specimens in AMNH, BMNH).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Province, lower Kemp Welch River, Ighibirei (see Thomas, 1897 a: 4, for details).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea; known only from mainland of SE Papua New Guinea, sea level to 2300 m (see maps in Dennis and Menzies, 1979; Flannery, 1990 b).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438347.