| Large New Guinea spiny rat [1] | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. praetor
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus praetor (
Thomas, 1888)
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The large New Guinea spiny rat [1] (Rattus praetor) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [1] It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
References
- ^ a b c 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. 1482. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Aplin, K. & Dickman, C. (2008). "Rattus praetor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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