Halmaheramys
Halmaheramys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to the Moluccas, Indonesia.
| Halmaheramys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Halmaheramys Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Fitriana, Semiadi & Helgen 2013 |
| Species | |
It contains the following species:[1][2]
- Spiny Boki Mekot rat (Halmaheramys bokimekot)
- Wallace's large spiny rat (Halmaheramys wallacei)
References
- Fabre, P.-H.; Pagès, M.; Musser, G. G.; Fitriana, Y. S.; Fjeldså, J.; Jennings, A.; Jønsson, K. A.; Kennedy, J.; Michaux, J.; Semiadi, G.; Supriatna, N.; Helgen, K. M. (October 2013). "A new genus of rodent from Wallacea (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae: Rattini), and its implication for biogeography and Indo-Pacific Rattini systematics". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 169 (2): 408–447. doi:10.1111/zoj.12061.
- Fabre, P.-H.; Reeve, A. H.; Fitriana, Y. S.; Aplin, K. P.; Helgen, K. M. (December 2017). "A new species of Halmaheramys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Bisa and Obi Islands (North Maluku Province, Indonesia)". Journal of Mammalogy. 99 (1): 187–208. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyx160.
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