Japen rat

The Japen rat (Rattus jobiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Yapen, Biak-Supiori, and Owi islands of West Papua, Indonesia.

Japen rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. jobiensis
Binomial name
Rattus jobiensis
Rümmler, 1935

References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. 2017. Rattus jobiensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T19337A22439944. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/19337/0 Downloaded on 19 September 2017.
  • 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. 1472. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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