Champion's tree mouse

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Champion's tree mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Pogonomys
Species:
P. championi
Binomial name
Pogonomys championi
Flannery, 1988

Champion's tree mouse (Pogonomys championi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. [2]

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References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Pogonomys championi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T17882A22431104.en .
  2. Flannery, Tim F. (1988-12-31). "Pogonomys championi n.sp., a new murid (Rodentia) from montane western Papua New Guinea". Records of the Australian Museum. 40 (6): 333–341. doi: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.40.1988.159 . ISSN   0067-1975.