Paraleptomys rufilatus Osgood 1945

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 : 1431

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scientific name	Paraleptomys rufilatus Osgood 1945
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Paraleptomys rufilatus Osgood 1945 , Fieldiana Zool., 31: 1.

Type Locality: New Guinea, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Cyclops Mtns, Mt Dafonsero, 4700 ft (1432 m).

Vernacular Names: Northern Paraleptomys.

Distribution: NC New Guinea; known only from montane forest formations (1200-1800 m) on N coastal ranges in Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya) on Mt. Dafonsero, Cyclops Mtns (Flannery, 1995 a; Osgood, 1945) and adjacent Papua New Guinea on Mt. Somoro,Torricelli Mtns (Flannery, 1995 a:253), and Mt. Menawa, Bewani Mtns (specimens in BBM, K. Helgen, pers. comm.).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: A distinct species ( Flannery, 1990 b; Osgood, 1945) that along with the murine Microhydromys musseri , monotreme Zaglossus attenboroughi , and marsupials Dendrolagus scottae and Petaurus abidi is endemic to the northern coastal ranges ( Flannery, 1990 b, 1995 a).