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

TYPE LOCALITY: New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Weyland Range, Mt Kunupi, 1400-1800 m .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality.

STATUS: IUCN - Insufficiently known.

COMMENTS: Possibly endemic to Weyland Range. Still represented by very few specimens.