NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bishop Moss-mouse
Pseudohydromys berniceae Helgen & L. Helgen, 2009
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudohydromys berniceae Helgen & L. Helgen, 2009
- Name authority
- Helgen & L. Helgen, 2009
- Common name
- Bishop Moss-mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Pseudohydromys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusPseudohydromys Rümmler, 1934
- speciesPseudohydromys berniceae Helgen & L. Helgen, 2009
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudohydromys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Huon Small-toothed Moss-mousePseudohydromys carlae Helgen & L. Helgen, 2009 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mottled-tailed Shrew MousePseudohydromys fuscus (Laurie, 1952) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western New Guinea Shrew MousePseudohydromys occidentalis Tate, 1951 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied Moss-mousePseudohydromys sandrae Helgen & L. Helgen, 2009 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shaw Mayer's Shrew MousePseudohydromys ellermani (Laurie & Hill, 1954) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudohydromys germani (Helgen, 2005) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern New Guinea Shrew MousePseudohydromys murinus Rümmler, 1934 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Torricelli Mountains Shrew MousePseudohydromys musseri (Flannery, 1989) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Woolley's Moss-mousePseudohydromys patriciae Helgen & L. Helgen, 2009 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Small-toothed Moss-mousePseudohydromys pumehanae Helgen & L. Helgen, 2009 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Helgen, Kristofer M., and Lauren E. Helgen / Voss, Robert S., and Michael D. Carleton, eds. (2009). Chapter 8. Biodiversity and Biogeography of the Moss-mice of New Guinea: A Taxonomic Revision of Pseudohydromys (Muridae: Murinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, No. 331. Systematic Mammalogy: Contributions in Honor of Guy G. Musser. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4NYCS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.