[1] The name of the genus is formed from the Greek μαλλός, mallos, wool, and μῦς, mus, mouse/rat.

These very large rats weigh between 0.95 and 2 kilograms (2.1 and 4.4 lb) and are native to highlands in New Guinea.

[2] Little is known about their behavior, but they are believed to feed on leaves, grasses and other plant material.

[2] It contains the following species: Apparently undescribed species of Mallomys have been reported from the Foja Mountains in Northern West Papua,[3] as well as within the crater of Mount Bosavi in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.

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