Mallomys rothschildi Thomas, 1898 . Novit. Zool., 5:2.
TYPE LOCALITY: Papua New Guinea, Central Prov., Owen Stanley Range, between Mt. Musgrave and. Mt. Scratchley, 1525-1830 m .
DISTRIBUTION: Interior New Guinea.
COMMENT: Type locality discussed by Tate, 1951, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 97:275.
ISIS NUMBER: 5301410011035001001.