The mimic tree rat, rock-dwelling giant rat, or rock-dwelling rat (Xenuromys barbatus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Terrestrial

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Geography

Continents

Asia

Countries

Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Biogeographical realms

Australasian, Indomalayan

Biome

Forest

Rocky areas

Population Trend

Unknown

POPULATION STATUS

Least concern (LC)

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References

1. Mimic tree rat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimic_tree_rat

2. Mimic tree rat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23137/22429670

Mimic tree rat

Geography

Biome

References

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