Lowland mosaic-tailed rat

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Lowland mosaic-tailed rat
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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.

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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 .