| Lowland brush mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Pogonomelomys |
| Species: | P. bruijni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pogonomelomys bruijni (Peters & Doria, 1876) | |
The lowland brush mouse (Pogonomelomys bruijni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia on the island of Salawati and on the Vogelkop Peninsula in Papua Province, Indonesia.
The grey pogonomelomys (Pogonomelomys brassi) was formerly included under this species. [2] [3]
The lowland brush mouse is an arboreal rodent and lives in holes in trees. [1]
The tropical humid forests in which this mouse lives are increasingly being cleared to make way for agriculture and this must be affecting the species. Previously classified as "critically endangered", the lowland brush mouse has been found to be more plentiful than was once thought and has been reclassified as "near threatened". [1]
The short-furred dasyure, also known as the short-haired marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. It was once recognised as the only species in the genus Murexia, but now five species are recognised. It lives in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The gray-bellied pencil-tailed tree mouse is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is known from Gunung Kinabalu and from Long Petak in northern Kalimantan (Indonesia). It probably has wider distribution than currently documented. Its natural habitat is montane tropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The white-toothed brush mouse, also known as the white-toothed melomys or white-toothed mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in West Papua, Indonesia. It is the only species in genus Brassomys. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Rümmler's brush mouse or Rümmler's mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
The subalpine woolly rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The large mosaic-tailed rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Lorentz's mosaic-tailed rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The rat is named after Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz, a Dutch explorer who passed through Lorentz National Park on his 1909–10 expedition.
The lowland mosaic-tailed rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The mountain mosaic-tailed rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The short-haired water rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. There are two currently undescribed species allied with this taxon.
Shaw Mayer's brush mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The highland brush mouse, also known as the Menzies' mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, and is found in montane moss forests and in alpine zones over 2,000 m. It is the only species in the genus Abeomelomys, although it has been placed in Pogonomelomys in the past.
The large tree mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on the island of New Guinea.
The gray-bellied tree mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
The eastern shew mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
The western shrew mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The moss-forest rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The slender rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The mouse bandicoot is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
The grey pogonomelomys is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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