Shaw Mayer's Pogonomelomys

Shaw Mayer's PogonomelomysThis rodent was recorded during a forest-and-garden survey in New Guinea and has long, soft fur with scattered black spots.What does it look like?Its fur is described as long and soft, light brown, with black spots on parts of the body.How does it live?This rodent was recorded during a forest-and-garden survey in New Guinea and has long, soft fur with scattered black spots.Two males were caught in a garden plot converted from forest at Yongsu. This single-site record does not establish the species’ full ecology.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.