Pogonomys: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Pogonomys
Species
Scientific Name
Pogonomys

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pogonomys

Pogonomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae, found in New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, with one species (the prehensile-tailed rat) being found also in Australia.

Species include:

  • Champion's tree mouse (Pogonomys championi)
  • D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago pogonomys (Pogonomys fergussoniensis)
  • Large tree mouse (Pogonomys loriae)
  • Chestnut tree mouse (Pogonomys macrourus)
  • Prehensile-tailed rat (Pogonomys mollipilosus)
  • Gray-bellied tree mouse (Pogonomys sylvestris)
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Pogonomys in languages:

Bokmål
Gripehalerotter
English
New Guinea Tree Mice
Finnish
kiipijähiiret
Russian
Цепкохвостые крысы

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