The Mentawai Archipelago rat (Rattus lugens) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, on the islands of Siberut, Sipora, Pagai Utara (North Pagai island), and Pagai Selatan (South Pagai island).
| Mentawai rat | |
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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. lugens
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus lugens (Miller, 1903)
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References
edit- ^ Clayton, E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rattus lugens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19342A115147552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19342A22440504.en. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus lugens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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