Paraleptomys rufilatus Osgood 1945

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).