''Paramelomys'' is a
genus of
rodent. All of the nine species of the genus are found in
West Papua,
Indonesia and
Papua New Guinea.
Species
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Paramelomys gressitti
Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat (''Paramelomys gressitti'') is a species of rodent native to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New G ...
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Paramelomys levipes''
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Paramelomys lorentzii
Lorentz's mosaic-tailed rat (''Paramelomys lorentzii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The rat is named after Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz, a Dutch explorer who passed throu ...
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Paramelomys mollis
Thomas's mosaic-tailed rat (''Paramelomys mollis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini) ...
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Paramelomys moncktoni
Moncton's mosaic-tailed rat (''Paramelomys moncktoni'', previously known as ''Melomys moncktoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niu ...
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Paramelomys naso
The long-nosed paramelomys (''Paramelomys naso'') is a species of rodent of the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It is found in the lowlands of the south of the country.
Classification
''P. naso'' is very similar to ''Paramelomys levipes'', ...
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Paramelomys platyops
The lowland mosaic-tailed rat (''Paramelomys platyops'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), offic ...
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Paramelomys rubex
The mountain mosaic-tailed rat (''Paramelomys rubex'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu G ...
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Paramelomys steini
Stein's paramelomys, (''Paramelomys steini''), is a species of rodent native to Indonesia. Official observation of this species was only obtained on the Wayland Mountain on the island of New Guinea (Papua Province
Papua is a province of Ind ...
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References
* 1996: A systematic revision of ''Melomys'' (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. ''Australian Journal of Zoology'', 44(4): 367–426.
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Rodent genera
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