Stein's rat

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Stein's rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. steini
Binomial name
Rattus steini
Rümmler, 1935

Stein's rat (Rattus steini), also known as the small spiny rat, [1] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [2] It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Subspecies

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References

  1. 1 2 Aplin, K. (2016). "Rattus steini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T19364A22445902. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19364A22445902.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 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. p. 1489. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.