Moss-forest rat

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Moss-forest rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. niobe
Binomial name
Rattus niobe
(Thomas, 1906)
Synonyms

Stenomys niobe Thomas, 1906

The moss-forest rat (Rattus niobe) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Names

It is known as katgn in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea. [2]

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References

  1. Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Aplin, K. & Dickman, C. (2016). "Rattus niobe". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2016: e.T20758A115159918. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20758A22440022.en . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.