''Coccymys'' is a
genus
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of
rodent
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in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
...
endemic to
Indonesia
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and
Papua New Guinea
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.
It contains the following species:
* ''
Coccymys kirrhos''
*
Rümmler's brush mouse (''Coccymys ruemmleri'')
* ''
Coccymys shawmayeri''
The genus previously included the
White-toothed brush mouse (''Brassomys albidens'').
References
Rodent genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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