Sula rat

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Sula rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. elaphinus
Binomial name
Rattus elaphinus
Sody, 1941

The Sula rat (Rattus elaphinus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia, on Taliabu and Mangole islands in the Sula Archipelago. On Sanana island, only the introduced Rattus tanezumi and Rattus exulans are found.

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References

  1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus elaphinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T19327A22444179. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19327A22444179.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.