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White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat

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White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Melomys
Species:
M. leucogaster
Binomial name
Melomys leucogaster
(Jentink, 1908)

The white-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys leucogaster) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ Aplin, K. (2016). "Melomys leucogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13123A22421348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13123A22421348.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.