Biology:Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Paramelomys
Species:
P. gressitti
Binomial name
Paramelomys gressitti
(Menzies, 1996)

Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat (Paramelomys gressitti) is a species of rodent native to Papua New Guinea. Ongoing habitat degradation is a major threat. It is named after the collector, Judson Linsley Gressitt.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2941673 entry