Lamia or broad-headed tree mouse is found chiefly in southeastern New Guinea. It is arboreal, living in hollow tree nests, and is found at every elevation from sea-level up.

  • Kingdom Animalia  
  • Phylum Chordata  
  • Subphylum Vertebrata  
  • Class Mammalia  
  • Subclass Theria  
  • Infraclass Eutheria  
  • Order Rodentia  
  • Infraorder Myomorpha  
  • Family Muridae  
  • Subfamily Murinae  
  • Genus Chiruromys  
  • Species Chiruromys lamia