| Large New Guinea spiny rat [1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. praetor |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus praetor (Thomas, 1888) | |
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