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Pogonomys

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Pogonomys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Tribe: Hydromyini
Genus: Pogonomys
Milne-Edwards, 1877
Type species
Mus (Pogonomys) macrourus
Species

Pogonomys championi
Pogonomys fergussoniensis
Pogonomys loriae
Pogonomys macrourus
Pogonomys mollipilosus
Pogonomys sylvestris

Chestnut tree mouse (Pogonomys macrourus)

Pogonomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae, found in New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, with one species (the Prehensile-tailed Rat) being found also in Australia.

Species include:

References

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  • 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. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.