Lamia (animal)

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Lamia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Chiruromys
Species: C. lamia
Binomial name
Chiruromys lamia
(Thomas, 1897)

The Lamia (Chiruromys lamia), also known as the Broad-headed Tree Mouse, is found chiefly in southeastern New Guinea. It is arboreal, living in hollow tree nests, and is found at every elevation from sea-level up.

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