Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Melomys |
Species: | M. rufescens |
Binomial name | |
Melomys rufescens (Alston, 1877) |
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The black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys rufescens) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is endemic to New Guinea island, in WesternNew Guinea of Indonesia and in Papua New Guinea.