Australian Wildlife | Mammals-Rodents | Prehensile-tailed Rat

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  Scientific Name :Pogonomys mollipilosus
  Reference Number : HB-025
  Common Name : Prehensile-tailed Rat
  Description :

Order Rodentia; Family Muridae; Note: it is likely that this species will be split into two species, in which case the scientific name Pogonomys mollipilosus will be retained by the New Guinean race; Alternative common name: Tree Mouse - Distribution in Australia: rainforests of north-easter Queensland