Long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat
The long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat or Papuan lowland paramelomys (Paramelomys levipes) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
| Long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Paramelomys |
| Species: | P. levipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Paramelomys levipes (Thomas, 1897) | |
References
- Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D. (2016). "Paramelomys levipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13124A22408756.
- 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. 1432. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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