Moss-forest rat

Moss-forest rat
Scientific classification
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.

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.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1476. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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