Palm rat
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| Palm Rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species group: | R. 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 India in the Nicobar Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
References
- CBSG CAMP Workshop, India 2000. Rattus palmarum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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