The palm rat (Rattus palmarum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Nicobar Islands, on Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands.

Palm rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. palmarum
Binomial name
Rattus palmarum
(Zelebor, 1869)

The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

References

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  1. ^ Molur, S. (2016). "Rattus palmarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19356A22442397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19356A22442397.en.