The sunburned rat, Rattus adustus, is a species of rat that lives on Enggano Island in Indonesia. It is known only from the holotype, the single specimen on which the species was described in 1940, and it has not been recorded since then. The head and body together reach about 18 centimeters in length, and the black tail grows to as much as 14.8 centimeters. The fur is dark brown on the upper side and dark brownish-grey underneath. Because only one specimen has ever been documented, little else about its biology, habitat or diet is known from the source consulted.
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The sunburned rat (Rattus adustus) is a species of rat from Enggano Island in Indonesia.
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1. iNaturalist: Rattus adustus taxon record (iNaturalist API)
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The sunburned rat (Rattus adustus) is a species of rat from Enggano Island in Indonesia.
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The sunburned rat (Rattus adustus) is a species of rat from Enggano Island in Indonesia.
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