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Western white-eared giant rat

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Species of rodent

Western white-eared giant rat
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Hyomys
Species: H. dammermani
Binomial name
Hyomys dammermani
Stein, 1933

The western white-eared giant rat (Hyomys dammermani) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017) . "Hyomys dammermani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10632A115098343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T10632A22407196.en. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Pogonomys–Pseudomys)
Pogonomys
Division
Abeomelomys
Anisomys
Brassomys
Chiruromys
Coccymys
Hyomys
(White-eared rats)
Macruromys
(New Guinean rats)
Mallomys
(Giant tree rats)
Mammelomys
Pogonomelomys
(Rummler's
mosaic tailed rats)
Pogonomys
(Prehensile-tailed rats)
Xenuromys
Pseudomys
Division
Conilurus
Leggadina
Leporillus
(Australian
stick-nest rats)
Mastacomys
Mesembriomys
(Tree rats)
Notomys
(Australian
hopping mice)
Pseudomys
(Australian native mice)
Zyzomys
(Thick-tailed rats)
See also
Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Hadromys–Maxomys
Melasmothrix–Mus
Oenomys–Pithecheir
Rattus
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Otomys
Others
Taxon identifiers
Hyomys dammermani


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