Order Rodentia - Family Muridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1189 1531 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Paraleptomys rufilatus Osgood 1945 Paraleptomys rufilatus Osgood 1945 , Fieldiana Zool., 31: 1 . Type Locality: New Guinea , Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Cyclops Mtns, Mt Dafonsero, 4700 ft ( 1432 m ). Vernacular Names: Northern Paraleptomys . Distribution: NC New Guinea ; known only from montane forest formations ( 1200-1800 m ) on N coastal ranges in Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya) on Mt. Dafonsero, Cyclops Mtns (Flannery, 1995 a ; Osgood, 1945 ) and adjacent Papua New Guinea on Mt. Somoro,Torricelli Mtns (Flannery, 1995 a :253), and Mt. Menawa, Bewani Mtns (specimens in BBM , K. Helgen, pers. comm.). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: A distinct species ( Flannery, 1990 b ; Osgood, 1945 ) that along with the murine Microhydromys musseri , monotreme Zaglossus attenboroughi , and marsupials Dendrolagus scottae and Petaurus abidi is endemic to the northern coastal ranges ( Flannery, 1990 b , 1995 a ).