Mentawai rat

The Mentawai rat (Rattus lugens) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, on the islands of Siberut, Sipora, Pagai Utara (North Pagai island), and Pagai Selatan (South Pagai island).

Mentawai rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. lugens
Binomial name
Rattus lugens
(Miller, 1903)

References

  1. Clayton, E. (2016). "Rattus lugens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19342A115147552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19342A22440504.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)


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