Red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat
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The red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (Protochromys fellowsi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Protochromys. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
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Red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Hydromyini |
Genus: | Protochromys Menzies, 1996 |
Species: | P. fellowsi |
Binomial name | |
Protochromys fellowsi (Hinton, 1943) | |
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