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Coryphomys
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Coryphomys

Coryphomys is an extinct genus of rats, known from sub-fossils found on Timor. Its name is Greek for "top-of-the-head mouse" or "summit mouse".

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Musser's Giant Rat

speciesCoryphomys musseri

Buhler's Rat

speciesCoryphomys buehleri

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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 45612.