''Pogonomelomys'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Muridae endemic to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...
and nearby islands.
It contains the following species:
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Grey pogonomelomys (''Pogonomelomys brassi'')
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Lowland brush mouse (''Pogonomelomys bruijni'')
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Shaw Mayer's brush mouse (''Pogonomelomys mayeri'')
References
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Rodent genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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