The New Guinean rat (Rattus novaeguineae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2]It is found only in parts of central Papua New Guinea.
| New Guinean rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. novaeguineae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus novaeguineae Taylor & Calaby, 1982 | |
