The lesser small-toothed rat or western small-toothed rat (''Macruromys elegans'') is a species of

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in the family Muridae. It is found only in West Papua,

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References

* Macruromys Mammals of Western New Guinea Mammals described in 1933 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic fauna of New Guinea Taxa named by Georg Hermann Wilhelm Stein Rodents of New Guinea {{Murinae-stub