Molaccan prehensile-tailed rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Molaccan prehensile-tailed rat

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Aplin, K. |date=2016 |title=Rattus morotaiensis |volume=2016 |page=e.T19350A22443402 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19350A22443402.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| genus = Rattus

| species = morotaiensis

| authority = Kellogg, 1945

| synonyms =

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The Molaccan prehensile-tailed rat (Rattus morotaiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found only in the Halmahera Islands of Indonesia, including Morotai, Halmahera, and Batjan islands.

References

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  • {{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001762 | page = 1476}}

{{Murinae (Rattus)}}

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Category:Rattus

Category:Rats of Asia

Category:Endemic fauna of Indonesia

Category:Fauna of the Lesser Sunda Islands

Category:Mammals described in 1945

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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