Mammelomys

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Mammelomys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Hydromyini
Genus: Mammelomys
Menzies, 1996
Type species
Melomys rattoides
Species

Mammelomys lanosus
Mammelomys rattoides

Mammelomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species:

Genus Mammelomys

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