Rümmler's Brush Mouse

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Rümmler's Brush Mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Coccymys Species: C. ruemmleri
Binomial name
Coccymys ruemmleri (Tate & Archbold, 1941)

Rümmler's Brush Mouse or Rümmler's Mouse (Coccymys ruemmleri) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

[edit] References

• Baillie, J. 1996. Coccymys ruemmleri. 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.