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Bismarck giant rat

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Bismarck giant rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Uromys
Species:
U. neobritannicus
Binomial name
Uromys neobritannicus
Tate & Archbold, 1935

The Bismarck giant rat (Uromys neobritannicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Uromys neobritannicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22804A22447160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T22804A22447160.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.