Macruromys elegans Stein 1933

Macruromys elegans Stein 1933, Z. Saugetierk., 8: 95.

Type Locality: New Guinea, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Weyland Range, Mt Kunupi, 1400-1800 m.

Vernacular Names: Lesser Macruromys.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Possibly endemic to Weyland Range. Still represented only by the type series, three females and a male collected in October, 1931 (Flannery, 1995a).