Red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat
| Red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Protochromys Menzies, 1996 |
| Species: | P. fellowsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Protochromys fellowsi (Hinton, 1943)
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The red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (Protochromys fellowsi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Protochromys. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
References[]
- ^ Helgen, K.; Leary, T. & Wright, D. (2016). "Protochromys fellowsi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T13119A22459833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13119A22459833.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Melomys fellowsi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- 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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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Old World rats and mice
- Rodents of Papua New Guinea
- Mammals described in 1943
- Taxa named by Martin Hinton
- Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
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