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Original source: "Verhoeven’s giant rat of Flores (Papagomys theodorverhoeveni, Muridae) extinct after all?", in Contributions to Zoology
Author: Photographs by Eelco Kruideniers, in an article by J. S. Z?lstra, L. W. van den Hoek Ostende, and R. A. Due
Original source: "Verhoeven’s giant rat of Flores (Papagomys theodorverhoeveni, Muridae) extinct after all?", in Contributions to Zoology
Author: Photographs by Eelco Kruideniers, in an article by J. S. Z?lstra, L. W. van den Hoek Ostende, and R. A. Due
Verhoeven's giant tree rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Papagomys theodorverhoeveni
The Verhoeven's giant tree rat is listed as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Verhoeven
A young / baby of a Verhoeven is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Verhoeven group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Indonesia
Facts about the Verhoeven's giant tree rat
Verhoeven's Giant Tree Rat or Papagomys theodorverhoeveni is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Extinct . (Full text)
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