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* CBSG CAMP Workshop, India 2000. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/19356/all Rattus palmarum]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 July 2007. |
* CBSG CAMP Workshop, India 2000. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/19356/all Rattus palmarum]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 July 2007. |
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Revision as of 01:01, 1 October 2017
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The palm rat (Rattus palmarum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Nicobar Islands, on Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands.
The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Palm rats are also commonly referred to as "citrus rats" or "black rats" by many people in the Southeastern United States, especially Florida.
References
- CBSG CAMP Workshop, India 2000. Rattus palmarum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 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.
- Information About Palm Rats
- Roof Rats
- Also known as Citrus Rats
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