Enggano rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. enganus
Binomial name
Rattus enganus
(Miller, 1906)

The Enggano Island rat (Rattus enganus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on Enggano Island, Indonesia. It is critically endangered and has not been collected in more than a century, so is very possibly extinct.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rattus enganus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19328A115146310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19328A22444254.en. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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