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SPECIES Papagomys theodorverhoeveni

Author:Musser, 1981.
Citation:Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 169: 95.
Common Name:Theodore Verhoeven’s Papagomys
Type Locality:Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Isls), Pulau Flores, Menggarai Province, Liang Toge, a cave near Warukia, 1 km south of Lepa.
Distribution:Known only from Flores Isl.
Status:IUCN – Extinct (but see comments).
Comments:Recorded only as subfossil fragments (3000-4000 years old), but possibly still living on Flores.
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