The Japen rat (Rattus jobiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Yapen, Biak-Supiori, and Owi islands of West Papua, Indonesia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. jobiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus jobiensis Rümmler, 1935
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References
edit- ^ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus jobiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19337A22439944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19337A22439944.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1472. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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