Large tree mouse

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Large tree mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Pogonomys
Species:
P. loriae
Binomial name
Pogonomys loriae
Thomas, 1897

The large tree mouse (Pogonomys loriae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on the island of New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

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References

  1. Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Aplin, K. & Dickman, C. (2016). "Pogonomys loriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T17883A22431209.en .