New Guinean rat

The New Guinean rat (Rattus novaeguineae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, the family of true mice and rats. It is found only in parts of central Papua New Guinea, so it is a regional endemic of the island of New Guinea rather than a widespread rat. It belongs to the genus Rattus, which the atlas holds as its own taxon entry. The English Wikipedia article is a short stub that gives the family, the binomial and this restricted range, so appearance, habitat, diet and conservation status are not covered in this entry and stay open until a source that states them is read for this species.