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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]
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.
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;
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 ...
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:
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 ]
The mountain giant Sunda rat, Sundamys infraluteus (also known as the giant mountain rat or giant rat of Sumatra) is a large rat, around 480 to 640 millimeters (19 to 25 inches) in total length (230 to 290 millimeters [9-11.5 inches] excluding the tail). It weighs 230 to 600 grams.
During interglacial and post-glacial periods, there was migration of animal from the Asian mainland into Borneo and into Sulawesi via the Philippines. Due to lack of favourable habitats and small founder population , some species of animals have become extinct and others have radiated into endemic species.