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Mentawai Archipelago Rat
Rattus lugens
The Mentawai Archipelago rat (Rattus lugens) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, on the islands of Siberut, Sipora, Pagai Utara (North Pagai island), and Pagai Selatan (South Pagai island).
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 44562.