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Woolly Rats
Mallomys
Mallomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. The name of the genus is formed from the Greek μαλλός, mallos, wool, and μῦς, mus, mouse/rat. These very large rats weigh between 0.95 and 2 kilograms (2.1 and 4.4 lb) and are native to highlands in New Guinea. Little is known about their behavior, but they are believed to feed on leaves, grasses and other plant material.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
De Vis's Woolly Rat
speciesMallomys aroaensis
Subalpine Woolly Rat
speciesMallomys istapantap
Rothschild's Woolly Rat
speciesMallomys rothschildi
Alpine Woolly Rat
speciesMallomys gunung
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 45267.