White-toothed brush mouse
Species of rodent
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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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Hydromyini |
| Genus: | Brassomys Musser & Lunde, 2009[2] |
| Species: | B. albidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Brassomys albidens (Tate, 1951) | |
The species was initially described in genus Melomys, but was then placed in the genus Coccymys.[3]
