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Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat

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Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Paramelomys
Species:
P. gressitti
Binomial name
Paramelomys gressitti
(Menzies, 1996)

Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat (Paramelomys gressitti) is a species of rodent native to Papua New Guinea. Ongoing habitat degradation is a major threat. It is named after the collector, Judson Linsley Gressitt.

References

  1. ^ Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Paramelomys gressitti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136701A22408955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136701A22408955.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.