Pogonomys

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Subfamily Murinae Higher classification Murinae		Phylum Chordata Family Muridae Scientific name Pogonomys Rank Genus
Lower classifications Chestnut tree mouse, Prehensile-tailed rat

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)

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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