Squirrel-toothed rat

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The squirrel-toothed rat (Anisomys imitator), also known as the New Guinea giant rat, powerful-toothed rat, uneven-toothed rat, or narrow-toothed giant rat,[2] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Anisomys and is found in New Guinea.

Squirrel-toothed rat
Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Hydromyini
Genus: Anisomys
Thomas, 1904
Species:
A. imitator
Binomial name
Anisomys imitator
Thomas, 1904

The species has been known to eat karuka nuts (Pandanus julianettii),[3] and growers will put platforms or other obstacles on the trunks of the trees to keep the pests out.[4][3]

Names

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It is known as gudi-ws or gudl-ws in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Flannery, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Bonaccorso, F.; et al. (2008). "Anisomys imitator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  2. ^ Wrobel, Murray (2006). Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals: In Latin, English, German, French and Italian. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-51877-4.
  3. ^ a b Stilltoe, Paul (1983). Roots of the Earth: Crops in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Manchester, UK: Manchester university Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-0874-0. LCCN 82-62247. OCLC 9556314.
  4. ^ French, Bruce R. (1982). Growing food in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea (PDF). AFTSEMU (Agricultural Field Trials, Surveys, Evaluation and Monitoring Unit) of the World Bank funded project in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. pp. 64–71. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ^ Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.