Stumble this page!Mentawai rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Rattus lugens
The Mentawai rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Mentawai rat
A young / baby of a Mentawai rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Mentawai rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Indonesia
Facts about the Mentawai rat
Mentawai Rat or Rattus lugens is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
1. Rattus, genus Rattus -- (common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge)Rattus
genus Rattus
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