Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat

Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat (Paramelomys gressitti) is a species of rodent native to Papua New Guinea. Ongoing habitat degradation is a major threat. It is named after the collector, Judson Linsley Gressitt.

Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Paramelomys
Species:	P. gressitti
Binomial name
Paramelomys gressitti (Menzies, 1996)