Moncton's mosaic-tailed rat
(Redirected from Paramelomys moncktoni)
Moncton's mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Paramelomys |
Species: | P. moncktoni
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Binomial name | |
Paramelomys moncktoni (Thomas, 1904)
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Moncton's mosaic-tailed rat (Paramelomys moncktoni, previously known as Melomys moncktoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.[1]
The species lives in lowlands in the north-east and south-east portion of the country. It lives in tropical moist forests. It is found as high as 700 m.
While much of the habitat where it lives is being damaged, it survives well in disturbed areas, and as a result is considered at low risk of extinction.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Aplin, K. (2016). "Paramelomys moncktoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13127A22409104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13127A22409104.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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