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Burnished Enggano Rat

Rattus adustus

Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Rattus
IUCN status
DD
Distribution
Indonesia
Realm
Indomalaya

Other names: Burnished Rat|Sunburnt Rat

About this species

Size
Head and body 18cm; tail up to 14.8cm
Range
Enggano Island, Indonesia

The sunburned rat is a rat from Enggano Island in Indonesia, known only from the holotype and not recorded since its description in 1940. The head and body measure about 18 cm and the black tail up to 14.8 cm; the fur is dark brown above and dark brownish-grey below (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Sumatra guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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CC0 — James Eaton — via iNaturalist (source)