Komodo rat
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:	Rattini
Genus:	Komodomys Musser & Boeadi, 1980
Species:	K. rintjanus
Binomial name
Komodomys rintjanus (Sody, 1941)

TheKomodo rat (Komodomys rintjanus) is a species ofrodent in the familyMuridae endemic to the surrounding islands ofFlores in Indonesia (includingKomodo,Lembata, andPantar), and formerly Flores itself. Its naturalhabitat is subtropical or tropical dryforests.It is threatened byhabitat loss.^[1] It is thought to prefer open habitats. It has a body mass of around 100–200 grams (0.22–0.44 lb).^[2]

• Baillie, J. 1996.Komodomys rintjanus.2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005)."Superfamily Muroidea". InWilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531.ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC 62265494.

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