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Mimic tree rat

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Mimic tree rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Tribe: Hydromyini
Genus: Xenuromys
Tate & Archbold, 1941
Species:
X. barbatus
Binomial name
Xenuromys barbatus

The mimic tree rat, rock-dwelling giant rat, or rock-dwelling rat (Xenuromys barbatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ Aplin, K. (2016). "Xenuromys barbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T23137A22429670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T23137A22429670.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.