The western white-eared giant rat (''Hyomys dammermani'') is a species of
rodent in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae come ...
.
It is found in
West Papua,
Indonesia and
Papua New Guinea.
References
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Rodents of Papua New Guinea
Hyomys
Mammals of Western New Guinea
Mammals described in 1933
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Georg Hermann Wilhelm Stein
Rodents of New Guinea
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