Pogonomelomys Temporal range: | |
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Lowland brush mouse (Pogonomelomys bruijni) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Hydromyini |
Genus: | Pogonomelomys Rümmler, 1936 |
Type species | |
Melomys mayeri | |
Species | |
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