Earless New Guinea Water Rat
Crossomys moncktoni Thomas, 1907
Also calledCrossomys de Monckton (fra) · Monckton-Schwimmratte (deu) · Moncktonbeverrat (nld) · Moncktonrotte (nob) · Moncktonschwimmratte (deu) · bobromysz bezucha (pol) · krysa bezuchá (ces) · räpylärotta (fin) · Безухая водяная крыса (rus) · ミミナシミズネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7 vol.20 p.71
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discussion
Discussion: Flannery (1990 b, 1995 b) provided photographs and summaries of distributional and biological information for this amphibious rat. Chromosomal data reported by Donnellan (1987). Comparisons with Hydromys habbema, Neotropical ichthyomyines, and other small, semiaquatic carnivorous mammals made by Voss (1988). Leary and Seri (1997) reported specimens from Mt. Sisa in the Central Cordillera. Crossomys moncktoni is part of a cluster of Old Endemics apparently confined to E New Guinea (the others are Leptomys elegans, L. ernstmayeri, L. signatus, Pseudohydromys fuscus, P. murinus, Abeomelomys sevia, all species of Chiruromys, Hyomys goliath, Protochromys fellowsi, Melomys dollmani, Paramelomys gressitti, P. levipes, P. moncktoni, Pogonomelomys bruijni, and Pogonomys championi).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Papua New Guinea; known only from Papua New Guinea Central Cordillera and mountains on Huon Peninsula, 1000 - 2700 m (Flannery, 1990 b: 191, 1995 a).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: New Guinea, SE Papua New Guinea, Central Province, Brown River, Serigina, 4500 ft (1370 m).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Based on phallic morphology, Lidicker (1968) speculated that C. moncktoni is not closely related to Hydromys and its relatives. Flannery (1990 b) provided photographs and summaries of distributional and biological information. Chromosomal data were reported by Donnellan (1987). Comparisons with Neotropical ichthyomyines made by Voss (1988).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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