The Aceh rat (Rattus blangorum) is a rodent in the family Muridae that is known from only two recorded specimens. Both come from the type locality at Blangnanga Base Camp, in the Aceh foothills of Gunung Leuser National Park on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, at an elevation of about 1,097 metres. It is believed to prefer lowland forests. Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. described it in 1942. It was first regarded as a species in its own right, then as a subspecies of the Malayan field rat (Rattus tiomanicus), and it is once again considered distinct because of its small body size. Because so little is known about it, the IUCN Red List lists the Aceh rat as Data Deficient.
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The Aceh rat is native to Indonesia, known only in the type locality of Blangnanga Base Camp in the Aceh foothills of Gunung Leuser National Park at 1,097 m (3,599 ft) on Sumatra.
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The Aceh rat is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List because only two specimens have ever been recorded, and little is known about the species.
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The Aceh rat is native to Indonesia, known only in the type locality of Blangnanga Base Camp in the Aceh foothills of Gunung Leuser National Park at 1,097 m (3,599 ft) on Sumatra.
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The Aceh rat (Rattus blangorum) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae.
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The Aceh rat (Rattus blangorum) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae.
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