Hyomys
Encyclopedia
The White-eared giant rats, genus Hyomys, are a group of Old World rats
from New Guinea
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Murinae
The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. This subfamily is larger than all mammal families except the Cricetidae and Muridae, and is larger than all mammal orders except the bats and the remainder of the...
from New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
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Species
Genus Hyomys - white-eared rats- Western White-eared Giant RatWestern White-eared Giant RatThe Western White-Eared Giant Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
, Hyomys dammermani Stein, 1933 - Eastern White-eared Giant RatEastern White-eared Giant RatThe Eastern White-eared Giant Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Papua New Guinea.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
, Hyomys goliath Milne-Edwards, 1900