Paramelomys platyops
Common Lowland Paramelomys
As recorded: Melomys platyops (Thomas, 1906)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- A B Mirza
- Date
- October 15, 1968
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Paramelomys platyops observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-20.
2026-05-20
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-17
Fak-Fak, ID-IB, ID
(c) Farhan Adyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-31
Sorong Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) pfaucher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-31
Sorong Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Royle Safaris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Paramelomys platyops. BPBM 55381. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93657656. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/55381.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93657656 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026