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Shaw Mayer's Shrew Mouse
Pseudohydromys ellermani (Laurie & Hill, 1954)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The one-toothed shew mouse (Pseudohydromys ellermani) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, at elevations from 1,200 to 3,000 m. It is most closely related to Pseudohydromys germani.
Wikipedia contributors, One-toothed shrew mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:39:53.571668+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudohydromys ellermani (Laurie & Hill, 1954)
- Name authority
- (Laurie & Hill, 1954)
- Common name
- Shaw Mayer's Shrew 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 ellermani (Laurie & Hill, 1954)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop Moss-mousePseudohydromys berniceae Helgen & L. Helgen, 2009 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mayermys ellermani Laurie & Hill, 1954 Laurie & Hill, 1954 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=970887 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:4NYCV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.