Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentiaa
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Pogonomelomys
Species (3): P. brassi – P. bruijni – P. mayeri
Name
Pogonomelomys Rümmler, 1936: 248
Type species: Melomys mayeri Rothschild & Dollman, 1932, by original designation.
Taxonomic note
Described as a subgenus of Melomys, was elevate to genus by Tate & Archbold (1941: 5).
References
Primary references
Rümmler, H. 1936. Die formen der papuanischen Muridengattung Melomys. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 11: 247–253. BHL Reference page.
Tate, G.H.H. & Archbold, R. 1941. Results of the Archbold expeditions. No. 31. New rodents and marsupials from New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 1101: 1–9. handle.
Additional references
Menzies, J.I. 1990. A systematic revision of Pogonomelomys (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 16: 118–137.
Helgen, K.M. 2007. A taxonomic and geographic overview of the mammals of Papua. pp. 689–749 in Marshall, A.J. & Beehler, B.M. (eds.). The Ecology of Papua. Singapore: Periplus Editions. 749 pp.
Links
Pogonomelomys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Pogonomelomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea and nearby islands. It contains the following species:
Grey pogonomelomys (Pogonomelomys brassi)
Lowland brush mouse (Pogonomelomys bruijni)
Shaw Mayer's brush mouse (Pogonomelomys mayeri)
References
Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1439–1440. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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