Palm rat
| Palm rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. palmarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus palmarum (Zelebor, 1869) | |
The palm rat (Rattus palmarum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Nicobar Islands, on Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands.
The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
References
- ↑ Molur, S. (2016). "Rattus palmarum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T19356A115148067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19356A22442397.en. Retrieved 8 November 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. 1481. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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