Van Deusen's rat, Rattus vandeuseni, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the mountains of southeast Papua New Guinea, so it is found nowhere else in the world. The English Wikipedia article is a short stub that gives the scientific name, the family and this range, and it says nothing about the animal's habitat, diet, size or behaviour, or about the person it honours. This entry records those few supported facts only, with further detail left for sources that state it, rather than filling the gap with statements the page does not make.
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Rattus, Taxa Source Van Deusen's rat (Wikipedia)
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Source Van Deusen's rat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is endemic to the mountains of southeast Papua New Guinea
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1. iNaturalist: Van Deusen's rat taxon record (iNaturalist)
iNaturalistConservation status, IUCN Red List
"status": "NT"
Taxon record, extinct flag
"extinct": false
View the Source Van Deusen's rat (Wikipedia)
Lead, range
It is endemic to the mountains of southeast Papua New Guinea
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, rodent group
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
Child Taxon Of: Rattus, Lead, scientific name
(Rattus vandeuseni)
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