{{Short description|Species of rodent}} {{speciesbox | name = Palm rat | status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Molur, S. |title=''Rattus palmarum'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T19356A22442397|year=2016 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19356A22442397.en }}</ref> | genus = Rattus | species = palmarum | authority = (Zelebor, 1869) | synonyms = }}
The '''palm rat''' ('''''Rattus palmarum''''') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Nicobar Islands, on Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands.
The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001770 | page = 1481}}
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Category:Rattus Category:Rats of Asia Category:Endemic fauna of the Nicobar Islands Category:Rodents of India Category:Mammals described in 1869 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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