The Ceram rat (''Nesoromys ceramicus'') is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
in the family
Muridae.
It is found only in
Seram Island,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
, where it has been recorded on
Mount Mansuela.
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Old World rats and mice
Mammals described in 1920
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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