Mimic Tree-rat Temporal range: Recent |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Murinae |
Genus: | Xenuromys Tate & Archibold, 1914 |
Species: | X. barbatus |
Binomial name | |
Xenuromys barbatus (Milne-Edwards, 1900) |
The Mimic Tree-rat, Rock-dwelling Giant Rat, or Rock-dwelling Rat (Xenuromys barbatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.