| Melanomys zunigae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Melanomys |
| Species: | M. zunigae |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanomys zunigae (Sanborn, 1949) |
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Melanomys zunigae, also known as Zuniga's Melanomys[2] or Zuniga's Dark Rice Rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. Known only from a small region of coastal Peru, it is listed as "critically endangered" by the IUCN and may even be extinct.[1]
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