The white-toothed brush mouse (Brassomys albidens), also known as the white-toothed melomys or white-toothed mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only in West Papua, Indonesia.[2][1] It is the only species in genus Brassomys.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
White-toothed brush mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Hydromyini |
Genus: | Brassomys Musser & Lunde, 2009[2] |
Species: | B. albidens
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Binomial name | |
Brassomys albidens (Tate, 1951)
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The species was initially described in genus Melomys, but was then placed in the genus Coccymys.[3]