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Red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat

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Red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

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.

References

  1. ^ Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Protochromys fellowsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13119A22459833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13119A22459833.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.