Eastern rat
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Species: | R. mordax
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Rattus mordax (Thomas, 1904)
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The eastern rat (Rattus mordax) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus mordax. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.