''Paramelomys'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
. All of the nine species of the genus are found in
West Papua,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
and
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
.
Species
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Paramelomys gressitti
Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat (''Paramelomys gressitti'') is a species of rodent native to Papua New Guinea. Ongoing habitat degradation is a major threat. It is named after the collector, Judson Linsley Gressitt
Judson Linsley Gressitt (16 June ...
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Paramelomys levipes''
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Paramelomys lorentzii''
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Paramelomys mollis''
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Paramelomys moncktoni''
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Paramelomys naso''
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Paramelomys platyops''
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Paramelomys rubex''
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Paramelomys steini''
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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