Timor rat
Species of rodent
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The Timor rat (Rattus timorensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Indonesian West Timor,[2] where it lives in the teak forests.[3] It is known from a specimen collected near the summit of Mount Mutis.[1]
| Timor rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. timorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus timorensis Kitchener, Aplin & Boeadi, 1991 | |