Halmaheramys Explained

Halmaheramys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to the Moluccas, Indonesia.

It contains the following species:^{[1] [2]}

• Spiny Boki Mekot rat (Halmaheramys bokimekot)
• Wallace's large spiny rat (Halmaheramys wallacei)

Notes and References

1. Fabre. P.-H.. Pagès. M.. Musser. G. G.. Fitriana. Y. S.. Fjeldså. J.. Jennings. A.. Jønsson. K. A.. Kennedy. J.. Michaux. J.. Semiadi. G.. Supriatna. N.. Helgen. K. M.. Guy G. Musser. A new genus of rodent from Wallacea (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae: Rattini), and its implication for biogeography and Indo-Pacific Rattini systematics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. October 2013. 169. 2. 408–447. 10.1111/zoj.12061. free.
2. Fabre. P.-H.. Reeve. A. H.. Fitriana. Y. S.. Aplin. K. P.. Helgen. K. M.. A new species of Halmaheramys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Bisa and Obi Islands (North Maluku Province, Indonesia). Journal of Mammalogy. December 2017. 99. 1. 187–208. 10.1093/jmammal/gyx160. free.