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Lorentz's mosaic-tailed rat
Species of rodent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lorentz's mosaic-tailed rat (Paramelomys lorentzii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The rat is named after Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz, a Dutch explorer who passed through Lorentz National Park on his 1909–10 expedition.
According to the Kalam people of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, it helps spread karuka seeds.[2]
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Names
It is known as mug or moys in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[2]
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