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