Ceram rat
Species of rodent
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The Ceram rat (Nesoromys ceramicus), also known as the Seram Island mountain rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only in Seram Island, Indonesia, where it has been recorded on Mount Mansuela. It is the only species of its genus, Nesoromys.[3]
| Ceram rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Nesoromys Thomas, 1922 |
| Species: | N. ceramicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesoromys ceramicus (Thomas, 1920) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stenomys ceramicus Thomas, 1920 | |