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Sulawesi giant rat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Muridae

Scientific name
  
Paruromys dominator

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Mammalia

Subfamily
  
Murinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rodent

Genus
  
Paruromys Ellerman, 1954

Similar
  
Sody's tree rat, Papagomys, White‑toothed rat, Trefoil‑toothed giant rat

The Sulawesi giant rat (Paruromys dominator) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is monotypic in the genus Paruromys. The species is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia, where it inhabits forests at elevations from sea level to the tree line. It is frugivorous and semiarboreal. While not currently listed as threatened, it is impacted by both habitat destruction and subsistence hunting.

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Sulawesi giant rat Wikipedia