The white-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (''Melomys leucogaster'') 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 comes ...
.
It is found in
West Papua,
Indonesia and
Papua New Guinea.
References
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Melomys
Rodents of Papua New Guinea
Mammals of Western New Guinea
Mammals described in 1908
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Fredericus Anna Jentink
Rodents of New Guinea
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