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SPECIES Hyomys dammermani

Author:Stein, 1933.
Citation:Z. Säugetierk., 8: 95.
Common Name:Western Hyomys
Type Locality:New Guinea, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Weyland Range, Kunupi Mtn.
Distribution:New Guinea; from the Vogelkop region (Arfak Mtns), Weyland Range, and Snow Mtns in Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya) east along Central Cordillera to Schrader Range and the Mt Hagen and Nondugl region in Papua New Guinea; to the east it is apparently replaced by H. goliath.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Originally described as a subspecies of H. meeki (= H. goliath; Rummler, 1938; Stein, 1933), H. dammermani is a small-bodied species with only traces of white wisps about the ears.
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