Tawny Coccymys | Animalz

Tawny CoccymysThis murine rodent was collected in the mountains of New Guinea. Specimens in the revision have bright tawny to orange-brown upperparts and whitish gray underparts. The records are from lower to mid-montane forest; the account reports no upper-montane or alpine records.What does it look like?Specimens have bright tawny to orange-brown upperparts, gray fur between the eyes, tawny cheeks, and whitish gray underparts.How does it live?This murine rodent was collected in the mountains of New Guinea. Specimens in the revision have bright tawny to orange-brown upperparts and whitish gray underparts. The records are from lower to mid-montane forest; the account reports no upper-montane or alpine records.Records included in the revision are from lower to mid-montane forest. The account includes no upper-montane or alpine records for C. kirrhos.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.