Stein's rat (''Rattus steini''), also known as the small spiny rat,
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 n ...
in the family
Muridae.
It is found in
West Papua,
Indonesia
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and
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
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References
*Taylor, J.M., Calaby, J.H. & Van Deusen, H.M. 1982. A revision of the genus ''Rattus'' (Rodentia, Muridae) in the New Guinean region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 173:177-336.
Rattus
Rodents of Papua New Guinea
Mammals of Western New Guinea
Mammals described in 1935
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Rodents of New Guinea
Taxa named by Hans Rümmler
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