Highland brush mouse
| Highland brush mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Abeomelomys Menzies, 1990 |
| Species: | A. sevia |
| Binomial name | |
| Abeomelomys sevia (Tate & Archbold, 1935) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pogonomelomys sevia | |
The highland brush mouse, also known as the Menzies' mouse,[1] (Abeomelomys sevia) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, and is found in montane moss forests and in alpine zones over 2,000 m. It is the only species in the genus Abeomelomys, although it has been placed in Pogonomelomys in the past.
References
- 1 2 Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K., Seri, L., Allison, A. & Aplin, K. (2008). "Abeomelomys sevia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- "Pogonomelomys sevia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
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