Lorentz's mosaic-tailed rat (Paramelomys lorentzii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The rat is named after Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz, a Dutch explorer who passed through Lorentz National Park on his 1909–10 expedition.
| Lorentz's mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Paramelomys |
| Species: | P. lorentzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Paramelomys lorentzii (Jentink, 1908)
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According to the Kalam people of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, it helps spread karuka seeds.[2]
Names edit
It is known as mug or moys in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[2]
References edit
- ^ Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Wright, D.; Aplin, K.; Helgen, K. (2008). "Paramelomys lorentzii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T13125A3411727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13125A3411727.en.
- ^ a b Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1432–1433. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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