Pogonomelomys

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Pogonomelomys
Temporal range: Recent
Lowland brush mouse (Pogonomelomys bruijni)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Hydromyini
Genus: Pogonomelomys
Rümmler, 1936
Type species
Melomys mayeri
Species

Pogonomelomys bruijni
Pogonomelomys mayeri

Pogonomelomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea and nearby islands. It contains the following species:

References[edit]

  • 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.