Palm rat

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.

Palm rat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. palmarum
Binomial name
Rattus palmarum (Zelebor, 1869)

The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.