Mirza's eastern moss rat

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Mirza's eastern moss rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mirzamys
Species:
M. norahae
Binomial name
Mirzamys norahae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009

Mirza's eastern moss rat (Mirzamys norahae) is a species of rodent endemic to New Guinea.

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References

  1. Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Mirzamys norahae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T48265836A48266173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T48265836A48266173.en.