Hyomys goliath (Milne-Edwards 1900)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1338

Hyomys goliath (Milne-Edwards 1900)

[Hyomys] goliath (Milne-Edwards 1900) , Bull. Mus . Hist. Nat. Paris, 6: 165.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Province, highlands of Aroa River basin.

Vernacular Names: Eastern Hyomys.

Synonyms: Hyomys meeki Thomas 1904 ; Hyomys strobilurus Rümmler 1933 .

Distribution: Papua New Guinea; Central Cordillera from the Kratke Mtns in the north and Mt Sisa in the south ( Leary and Seri, 1997) eastward to Mt Dayman at the end of the Owen Stanley Range, south to mountains of Milne Bay Province, and mountains of Huon Peninsula.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: This is the larger-bodied species with prominent white auricular tufts that is identified as meeki in the older literature.