The red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (''Protochromys fellowsi'') is a species 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. It is the only species in the genus ''Protochromys''.
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
References
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Old World rats and mice
Rodents of Papua New Guinea
Mammals described in 1943
Taxa named by Martin Hinton
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
Rodents of New Guinea
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