Mirza's western moss rat [SEP] parent taxon
Mirza's western moss rat
Mirza's western moss rat ("Mirzamys louiseae") is a species of rodent endemic to Papua New Guinea.
References.
- Helgen, K.M.; Helgen, L.E. 2009: Biodiversity and biogeography of the moss-mice of New Guinea: a taxonomic revision of Pseudohydromys (Muridae: Murinae). pp. 230–313 in Voss, R.S. & Carleton, M.D. (eds.) Systematic mammalogy: contributions in honor of Guy G. Musser. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
taxon.
The species is referred to by the common names heath mouse or heath rat, and by the pre-existing name dayang, derived from the Noongar language.
Common names also include blunt-faced rat, Shortridge's native mouse, "fausse souris de Shortridge" (French), and "ratón bastardo crestado" (Spanish).
Eastern and western population are not morphologically or phylogenetically distinguishable, although noted for ecological differences that suggests definable groups of the species.
The tolerance of the western and