Van Deusen's rat (''Rattus vandeuseni'') is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
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It is endemic to the mountains of southeast
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
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Rattus
Rodents of New Guinea
Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
Rodents of Papua New Guinea
Endangered fauna of Oceania
Mammals described in 1983
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor
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