Highland Brush Mouse
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Abeomelomys sevia (Tate & Archbold, 1935) |
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Pogonomelomys sevia |
The Highland Brush Mouse (Abeomelomys sevia) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. It is the only species in the genus Abeomelomys, although it has been placed in Pogonomelomys in the past.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Pogonomelomys sevia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.