Mimic tree rat
Species of rodent
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The mimic tree rat, rock-dwelling giant rat, or rock-dwelling rat (Xenuromys barbatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
| Mimic tree rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Tribe: | Hydromyini |
| Genus: | Xenuromys Tate & Archbold, 1941 |
| Species: | X. barbatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenuromys barbatus (Milne-Edwards, 1900) | |
