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De Vis's Mallomys
Mallomys aroaensis (De Vis, 1907)
Also calledDe-Vis-Riesenbaumratte (deu) · Mallomys de De Vis (fra) · Schwarzohrriesenbaumratte (deu) · aroanvillarotta (fin) · wełnistek stokowy (pol) · Крыса Деви (rus) · アロアオニネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Queensl. Mus. vol.7 p.11
De Vis's woolly rat (Mallomys aroaensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Broadly sympatric with M. rothschildi along the Central Cordillera in Papua New Guinea (Flannery, 1995 a). Cole et al. (1997) discussed a specimen obtained on E flanks of Mt Dayman.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: New Guinea; in Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya) in the Arfak Mtns of Vogelkop region and on the S side of the Snow Mtns (Pegunungan Maoke), then throughout the Central Cordillera of Papua New Guinea to Mt Simpson in the east; also highlands of Huon Peninsula; 1100 - 2700 m (Flannery et al., 1989: 95; Flannery, 1995 a).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Province, head of Aroa River (Flannery et al., 1989, provided additional data).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea; Papuan Central Cordillera from Mt Sisa in the west to Mt Simpson in the east; also highlands of Huon Peninsula (see map in Flannery et al., 1989: 95).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439097.