Mimic tree rat
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| Mimic tree rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Tribe: | Hydromyini |
| Genus: | Xenuromys Tate & Archbold, 1941 |
| Species: | X. barbatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenuromys barbatus (Milne-Edwards, 1900)
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The mimic tree rat, rock-dwelling giant rat, or rock-dwelling rat (Xenuromys barbatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
References
[edit]- ^ Aplin, K. (2016). "Xenuromys barbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T23137A22429670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T23137A22429670.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 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.
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