Subspecies and Distribution. C.p.penicillatusGould,1842—coastalareasoftheKimberleyregionofWesternAustralia,NorthernTerritory,andNWQueensland,Australia;alsorecordedfromvariousIsincludingInglis(EnglishCompanyIs),GrooteEylandt,SirEdwardPellewGroupIs,andBentinck. C.p.melibiusThomas,1921—MelvilleandBathurstIs,TiwiIs,NorthernTerritory,Australia. C. p. rand: Tate & Archbold, 1938 — known only from the vicinity of Morehead, Trans Fly region, S New Guinea; current status uncertain. in Muridae

Subspecies and Distribution. C.p.penicillatusGould,1842—coastalareasoftheKimberleyregionofWesternAustralia,NorthernTerritory,andNWQueensland,Australia;alsorecordedfromvariousIsincludingInglis(EnglishCompanyIs),GrooteEylandt,SirEdwardPellewGroupIs,andBentinck. C.p.melibiusThomas,1921—MelvilleandBathurstIs,TiwiIs,NorthernTerritory,Australia. C. p. rand: Tate & Archbold, 1938 — known only from the vicinity of Morehead, Trans Fly region, S New Guinea; current status uncertain.Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 720, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.688726