Hyomys goliath (Milne-Edwards 1900)

[Hyomys] goliath (Milne-Edwards 1900), Bull. Mus . Hist. Nat. Paris, 6: 165.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Province, highlands of Aroa River basin.

Vernacular Names: Eastern Hyomys.

Synonyms: Hyomys meeki Thomas 1904; Hyomys strobilurus Rümmler 1933 .

Distribution: Papua New Guinea; Central Cordillera from the Kratke Mtns in the north and Mt Sisa in the south (Leary and Seri, 1997) eastward to Mt Dayman at the end of the Owen Stanley Range, south to mountains of Milne Bay Province, and mountains of Huon Peninsula.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: This is the larger-bodied species with prominent white auricular tufts that is identified as meeki in the older literature.