D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago pogonomys

The D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago pogonomys (Pogonomys fergussoniensis), also known as the D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago tree mouse, is a species of prehensile-tailed rat from the family Muridae that is endemic to Papua New Guinea. The Wikipedia article that serves as this entry's source says it was once considered a subspecies of the large tree mouse and is larger, with brownish red upperparts and buffy gray underparts. It has been recorded on Fergusson, Goodenough and Normanby Islands. It is terrestrial, rarely collected and believed to be declining. The IUCN lists it as endangered, and the article names deforestation, as islands are converted to grassland for subsistence farming, as a major threat.