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Zuniga's Dark Rice Rat

Melanomys zunigae

Classification

Melanomys zunigae, also known as Zuniga's melanomys or Zuniga's dark rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. Known only from a small region of coastal Peru, it is listed as "critically endangered" by the IUCN and may even be extinct. References Musser, G.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog