The slender rat (''Rattus verecundus'') is a species of

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

in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. ...

. It is found in West Papua,

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and

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Names

It is known as sjang in the Kalam language of

.Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. ''A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes''. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.

References

* Rattus Rodents of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Western New Guinea Mammals described in 1904 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Rodents of New Guinea Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Murinae-stub