Rothschild's woolly rat
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Rothschild's woolly rat (Mallomys rothschildi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on the island of New Guinea: both in the West Papua region of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[1]
The species has been known to eat karuka nuts (Pandanus julianettii),[2] and growers will put platforms or other obstacles on the trunks of the trees to keep the pests out.[3][2]
Names
It is known as mosak, aloñ, kabkal, or maklek in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[4]
References
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- ↑ Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.
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