Komodo rat
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Komodo rat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Rattini |
Genus: | Komodomys Musser & Boeadi, 1980 |
Species: | K. rintjanus
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Binomial name | |
Komodomys rintjanus (Sody, 1941)
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The Komodo rat (Komodomys rintjanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, in Rintja, Padar, Lomblen, and Pantar islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
A young / baby of a Komodo rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Komodo rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.[2]
References
- ^ Clayton, E. (2016). "Komodomys rintjanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T11050A115100884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T11050A22419327.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- ^ "Komodo rat | Komodomys rintjanus facts". thewebsiteofeverything.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Komodomys rintjanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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