White-toothed brush mouse

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White-toothed brush mouse
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Coccymys
Species:
C. albidens
Binomial name
Coccymys albidens
(Tate, 1951)

The white-toothed brush mouse, white-toothed melomys, or white-toothed mouse (Coccymys albidens) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

References[]

  • Baillie, J. 1996. Coccymys albidens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 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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