Large New Guinea spiny rat
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| Large New Guinea spiny rat[1] | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species group: | R. leucopus |
| Species: | R. praetor |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus praetor (Thomas, 1888) |
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The large New Guinea spiny rat (Rattus praetor) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1] It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1482. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Leary, T., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Helgen, K., Wright, D., Aplin, K. & Dickman, C. (2008). "Rattus praetor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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