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Lorentzimys

Mountain Spiny Rat

As recorded: Lorentzimys Jentink, 1911

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
M Nadchatram & A B MirzaA.B. Mirza →M. Nadchatram →
Collector number
Collector Number: --
Locality
Mt. Giluwe, 40 road km N of Mendi, 3 km on foot from Kagaba camp
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-5.9516, 143.9021
Identified by
K M Helgen, 2007
Record type
Preserved specimen
79 Bishop specimens of LorentzimysSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Lorentzimys. BPBM 60538. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93656231. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/60538.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized
  • Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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