Squirrel-toothed rat (Redirected from Anisomys)

Squirrel-toothed rat
Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Hydromyini
Genus: Anisomys
Thomas, 1904
Species:
A. imitator
Binomial name
Anisomys imitator
Thomas, 1904

The squirrel-toothed rat (Anisomys imitator), also known as the New Guinea giant rat, powerful-toothed rat, uneven-toothed rat, or narrow-toothed giant rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Anisomys and is found in New Guinea.

The species has been known to eat karuka nuts (Pandanus julianettii), and growers will put platforms or other obstacles on the trunks of the trees to keep the pests out.

Names

It is known as gudi-ws or gudl-ws in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.



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