Moss-forest rat
The moss-forest rat (Rattus niobe) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
| 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 | |
Names
It is known as katgn in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[2]
References
- 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.
- Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.
- 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. 1476. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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