Pogonomelomys
Appearance
Pogonomelomys Temporal range:
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Lowland brush mouse (Pogonomelomys bruijni) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Hydromyini |
Genus: | Pogonomelomys Rümmler, 1936 |
Species | |
Pogonomelomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea and nearby islands. It contains the following species:
- Lowland brush mouse (Pogonomelomys bruijni)
- Shaw Mayer's brush mouse (Pogonomelomys mayeri)
References
- 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. pp. 1439–1440. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.