Long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat

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Long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Paramelomys
Species:
P. levipes
Binomial name
Paramelomys levipes
(Thomas, 1897)

The long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat or Papuan lowland paramelomys (Paramelomys levipes) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Paramelomys levipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T13124A22408756. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13124A22408756.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.