Stein's rat (''Rattus steini''), also known as the small spiny rat, is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua,

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and

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

Subspecies

Subspecies include: *' *' *' *'

References

*Taylor, J.M., Calaby, J.H. & Van Deusen, H.M. 1982. A revision of the genus ''Rattus'' (Rodentia, Muridae) in the New Guinean region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 173:177-336. Rattus Rodents of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Western New Guinea Mammals described in 1935 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Rodents of New Guinea Taxa named by Hans Rümmler {{Rattus-stub