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The Flores giant rat (Papagomys armandvillei) is a rodent of the family Muridae that occurs on the island of Flores in Indonesia. [2] It has been recorded in Rutong Protection Forest. The species is found in primary, secondary and disturbed forest over a wide range of elevations. [1]
Pages in category "Rodents of Indonesia" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. ... Long-tailed giant rat; Long-tailed mountain rat;
Verhoeven's giant rat (Papagomys theodorverhoeveni) is an extinct rat of subfamily Murinae that lived on Flores in Indonesia. [1] It was judged to be extinct in 1996. However, experts believe that it died out before 1500 AD. The species is known only from several subfossil fragments. It was named after Dutch priest Theodor Verhoeven.
Chestnut white-bellied rat, Niviventer fulvescens LC; Narrow-tailed white-bellied rat, Niviventer lepturus LC; Long-tailed mountain rat, Niviventer rapit LC; Genus: Papagomys. Flores giant rat, Papagomys armandvillei NT; Verhoeven's giant tree rat, Papagomys theodorverhoeveni EX; Genus: Parahydromys. New Guinea waterside rat, Parahydromys asper ...
The Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika), locally known as the vika, is a giant arboreal species of rodent in the family Muridae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The rat was discovered in the island of Vangunu in the Solomon Islands in 2015, [ 4 ] after years of searching based on local stories, and described in 2017. [ 5 ]
This is a list of the largest rodents. Rank Common name Scientific name Status Maximum body mass [kg (lb)] Image Notes 1: Giant pacarana: Josephoartigasia monesi:
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The Biak Island uromys or Biak giant rat (Uromys boeadii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is known only from a single specimen collected on the Indonesian island of Biak .