Eastern rat (original) (raw)
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Species of rodent
| Eastern rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[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. mordax |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus mordax(Thomas, 1904) |
The eastern rat (Rattus mordax) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
- ^ Aplin, K. (2016). "Rattus mordax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19349A22443314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19349A22443314.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 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.