Mallomys
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| Mallomys[1] Fossil range: Pleistocene to Recent |
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Mallomys aroaensis |
Mallomys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family. It contains the following species:
- De Vis's Woolly Rat (Mallomys aroaensis)
- Alpine Woolly Rat (Mallomys gunung)
- Subalpine Woolly Rat (Mallomys istapantap)
- Rothschild's Woolly Rat (Mallomys rothschildi)
Conservation International (CI) and the Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI) discovered 2 new mammals upon visit of the Foja Mountains in June 2007: a Cercartetus pygmy possum, one of the world's smallest marsupials, and a 1.4kg Mallomys giant rat (5 times the size of a Brown Rat) - found in Indonesia's Papua in 2005.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 894-1531. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Afp.google.com, Two new mammals found in Indonesian 'lost world': green group
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