Verhoeven's giant tree rat
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Papagomys theodorverhoeveni

Verhoeven's giant tree rat (Papagomys theodorverhoeveni ) is an extinct rat of subfamily Murinae that lived on Flores in Indonesia. It was judged to be extinct in 1996. However, experts believe that it died out before 1500 AD. The species is known only from several subfossil fragments. It was named after Dutch priest Theodor Verhoeven. A 1974 report of a recent specimen has been judged to represent P. armandvillei instead.

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Verhoeven's giant tree rat habitat map
Verhoeven's giant tree rat habitat map

References

1. Verhoeven's giant tree rat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verhoeven's_giant_tree_rat

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