The mimic tree rat (Xenuromys barbatus), also known as the rock-dwelling giant rat or rock-dwelling rat, is a rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia, and in Papua New Guinea. The Mammal Diversity Database also lists the name white-tailed New Guinea rat, places the genus Xenuromys in the tribe Hydromyini, and records that A. Milne-Edwards described the species in 1900 from southern New Guinea. It is listed as living and found in the wild, with an IUCN Red List status of Least Concern, and its range spans the Indonesian and Papua New Guinean parts of the island.
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
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