Paruromys Ellerman, 1954 . In Laurie and Hill, List of land mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and adjacent islands, p. 117. [1954]

TYPE SPECIES: Rattus dominator Thomas, 1921 .

COMMENTS: Described by Ellerman as a subgenus of Rattus, but now recognized as distinct genus (Musser and Newcomb, 1983).