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Lowland mosaic-tailed rat

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Species of rodent

Lowland mosaic-tailed rat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Paramelomys
Species: P. platyops
Binomial name
Paramelomys platyops
(Thomas, 1906)

The lowland mosaic-tailed rat (Paramelomys platyops) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. Wright, D.; Singadan, R.; Seri, L.; Allison, A.; Aplin, K.; Helgen, K.; James, R.; Flannery, T.; Aplin, K. (2008). "Paramelomys platyops". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T13129A3412255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13129A3412255.en.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Stenocephalomys–Xeromys)
Stenocephalomys
Division
Congomys
Heimyscus
Hylomyscus
(African wood mice)
Mastomys
(Multimammate rats)
Montemys
Myomyscus
(Multimammate rats)
Ochromyscus
Praomys
(African
soft-furred rats)
Serengetimys
Stenocephalemys
(Ethiopian
narrow-headed rats)
Uromys Division
Melomys
(Banana rats)
Paramelomys
Protochromys
Solomys
(Naked-tailed rats)
Uromys
(Giant naked-tailed rats)
Xeromys Division
Leptomys
Pseudohydromys
(New Guinea
false water rats)
Xeromys
See also
Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Hadromys–Maxomys
Melasmothrix–Mus
Oenomys–Pithecheir
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Rattus
Otomys
Others
Taxon identifiers
Paramelomys platyops


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