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Halmaheramys
Halmaheramys
Spiny Boki Mekot Rat (Halmaheramys bokimekot)
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Murinae
Genus Halmaheramys

Halmaheramys is a genus of murids in the Muridae family. There are endemic to the Moluccas, Indonesia. The genus was monotypic until the description of Halmaheramys wallacei in 2018.

Species[]

It contains the following species:

Spiny Boki Mekot Rat (Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Fitriana, Semiadi & Helgen, 2013) (Halmaheramys bokimekot)
Wallace's Large Spiny Rat (Fabre, Reeve, Fitriana, Aplin & Helgen, 2018) (Halmaheramys wallacei)
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