Macruromys Stein 1933

Macruromys Stein 1933, Z. Saugetierk., 8: 94.

Type Species: Macruromys elegans Stein 1933

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Macruromys elegans Stein 1933

Species Macruromys major Rümmler 1935

Discussion: Pogonomys Division. Member of the New Guinea Old Endemics (Musser, 1981 c), and most closely related to Chiruromys, Pogonomys, Coccymys, Hyomys, Anisomys, and Mallomys as indicated by analysis of immunological distances (Watts and Baverstock, 1994 a). Distributional and biological information summarized by Flannery (1990 b; 1995 a).