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Melomys rufescens

Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Melomys
Species: M. rufescens
Binomial name
Melomys rufescens
(Alston, 1877)
Synonyms
  • M. gracilis (Thomas, 1906)

The black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys rufescens) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is endemic to New Guinea island, in WesternNew Guinea of Indonesia and in Papua New Guinea.




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