White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat

White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Melomys
Species:	M. leucogaster
Binomial name
	Melomys leucogaster; (Jentink, 1908)

Last updated October 06, 2025

The white-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys leucogaster) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

References

↑ Aplin, K. (2016). "Melomys leucogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T13123A22421348. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13123A22421348.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1378. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] Aplin, K. (2016). "Melomys leucogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T13123A22421348. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13123A22421348.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Melomys
Species:	M. leucogaster
Binomial name
*Melomys leucogaster* (Jentink, 1908)