Slender rat
Species of rodent
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The slender rat (Rattus verecundus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
| Slender rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. verecundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus verecundus (Thomas, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stenomys verecundus Thomas, 1904 | |
Names
It is known as sjang in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[2]
