Large New Guinea spiny rat

Large New Guinea spiny rat[1]
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species group: R. leucopus
Species: R. praetor
Binomial name
Rattus praetor
(Thomas, 1888)

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. p. 1482. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Leary, T., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Helgen, K., Wright, D., Aplin, K. & Dickman, C. (2008). "Rattus praetor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2013-01-06.