Hoffmann's rat (''Rattus hoffmanni'') is a species of
rodent in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae come ...
.
It is found only in
Indonesia, and is located throughout
Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
, as well as Malenge island in the
Togian Islands.
References
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Rattus
Rats of Asia
Endemic fauna of Indonesia
Rodents of Sulawesi
Mammals described in 1901
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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