Paramelomys
| Paramelomys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Hydromyini |
| Genus: | Paramelomys Rümmler, 1936 |
| Type species | |
| Uromys levipes | |
Paramelomys is a genus of rodent. All of the nine species of the genus are found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Species
[edit]- Paramelomys gressitti
- Paramelomys levipes
- Paramelomys lorentzii
- Paramelomys mollis
- Paramelomys moncktoni
- Paramelomys naso
- Paramelomys platyops
- Paramelomys rubex
- Paramelomys steini
References
[edit]- Menzies, J.I. 1996: A systematic revision of Melomys (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Australian Journal of Zoology, 44(4): 367–426. doi:10.1071/ZO9960367
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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