Eastern small-toothed rat

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Eastern small-toothed rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Macruromys
Species:
M. major
Binomial name
Macruromys major
Rümmler, 1935

The eastern small-toothed rat (Macruromys major) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. Aplin, K. (2016). "Macruromys major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T12656A22458913. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12656A22458913.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.