Macruromys
Appearance
Macruromys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Hydromyini |
Genus: | Macruromys Stein, 1933 |
Type species | |
Macruromys elegans | |
Species | |
Macruromys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species:
- Lesser small-toothed rat (M. elegans)
- Eastern small-toothed rat (M. major)
References
[edit]- 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. 1352–1353. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.