Uromys anak rothschildi Thomas, 1912

Groves, C. P. & Flannery, Tim F., 1994, A revision of the genus Uromys Peters, 1867 (Muridae: Mammalia) with descriptions of two new species, Records of the Australian Museum 46 (2), pp. 145-169 : 155

Uromys anak rothschildi Thomas, 1912

Type material. HOLOTYPE, BM 12.1 .31.2, adult female skin and skull, collected by C. Keyser in the Rawlinson Mountains (6°43'S 147°06'E), Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea.

Revised diagnosis. Differs from other subspecies in the following combination of features: i) very dark, brown-black dorsum, with a paler (but not white) venter; ii) very large size with large teeth; iii) relatively short tail (100-113% of head and body length); iv) short hindfoot (19-21% of head and body length).

Discussion. This poorly known subspecies inhabits the isolated Huon Peninsula of northern New Guinea.