The palm rat (Rattus palmarum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Nicobar Islands, on Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands.
| Palm 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. palmarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus palmarum (Zelebor, 1869)
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The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
References edit
- ^ Molur, S. (2016). "Rattus palmarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19356A22442397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19356A22442397.en.
- 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. 1481. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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