White-toothed brush mouse
The white-toothed brush mouse (Brassomys albidens), also known as the white-toothed melomys or white-toothed mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only in West Papua, Indonesia.[2][1] It is the only species in genus Brassomys.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
| White-toothed brush mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Hydromyini |
| Genus: | Brassomys Musser & Lunde, 2009[2] |
| Species: | B. albidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Brassomys albidens (Tate, 1951) | |
The species was initially described in genus Melomys, but was then placed in the genus Coccymys.[3]
References
- Helgen, K.; Wright, D. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Brassomys albidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T5042A114119902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T5042A114119902.en.
- Musser, Guy G.; Lunde, Darrin P. (2009). "Systematic Reviews of New Guinea Coccymys and "Melomys" Albidens (Muridae, Murinae) with Descriptions of New Taxa". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 329: 1–139. doi:10.1206/635.1. S2CID 83872559.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Species Coccymys albidens". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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