Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Melomys |
Species: |
M. rufescens
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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 the island of New Guinea.
It is known as alks in the Kalam languageofPapua New Guinea.[2]
Melomys rufescens |
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