Answer the following question: Melanomys zunigae also known as Zuniga's Melanomys or Zuniga's Dark Rice Rat is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. Known only from a small region of coastal Peru it is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN and may even be extinct. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Animal