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Large mosaic-tailed rat

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Mammelomys rattoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mammelomys
Species:
M. rattoides
Binomial name
Mammelomys rattoides
(Thomas, 1922)
Synonyms

Melomys rattoides Thomas, 1922

The large mosaic-tailed rat (Mammelomys rattoides) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, Wright, D.; Helgen, K. & Aplin, K. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Mammelomys rattoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13130A115109190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13130A22432459.en. Retrieved 14 March 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)