Melomys porculus (Thomas, 1904)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Thomas (1904): Melomys porculus. Ann . Mag. Nat. Hist. 14
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Muridae
- genus
- Uromys
- species
- Uromys porculus
discussion
COMMENT: Tate, 1951, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 97: 314, placed this species in Uromys, but Laurie and Hill, 1954: 126, and subsequent authors included it in Melomys.
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: Guadalcanal Isl. (Solomon Isis.).
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Solomon Isis., Guadalcanal Isl., Aola.
Name
- Homonyms
- Melomys porculus (Thomas, 1904)