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Molaccan prehensile-tailed rat

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Molaccan prehensile-tailed rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. morotaiensis
Binomial name
Rattus morotaiensis
Kellogg, 1945

The Molaccan prehensile-tailed rat (Rattus morotaiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Halmahera Islands of Indonesia, including Morotai, Halmahera, and Batjan islands.

References

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  1. ^ Aplin, K. (2016). "Rattus morotaiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19350A22443402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19350A22443402.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.