Macruromys

Macruromys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species:

• Lesser small-toothed rat (M. elegans)
• Eastern small-toothed rat (M. major)

Macruromys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Hydromyini
Genus:	Macruromys Stein, 1933
Type species
Macruromys elegans
Species
Macruromys elegans Macruromys major

References

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1352–1353. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.