The New Guinean rat (Rattus novaeguineae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only in parts of central Papua New Guinea.
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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. novaeguineae
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus novaeguineae Taylor & Calaby, 1982
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References
edit- ^ Dickman, C.; Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Rattus novaeguineae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19354A22442250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T19354A22442250.en. Retrieved 15 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. 1480. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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