Tree rat

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Tree rat or tree-rat may refer to the following rodents: *Black rat (Rattus rattus), occurring worldwide; *Brachytarsomys (several species), from Madagascar; *Callistomys (the painted tree-rat), from Brazil; *Carpomys, from the Philippines; *Chiromyscus (Fea's tree rat), from southeastern Asia; *Conilurus, from Australia and southern New Guinea; *Diplomys labilis, the rufous tree rat, from Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador; *Diplothrix, the Ryukyus Islands tree rat, from the Ryukyu Islands; *Echimys, from Amazonia; *Kadarsanomys, Sody's tree rat, from Java; *Lenothrix, the gray tree rat, from Southeast Asia; *Lonchothrix, the tuft-tailed spiny tree rat, from Brazil; *Makalata, from Amazonia; *Mesembriomys, from Australia; *Mesomys, from Amazonia; *Niviventer langbianis, the dark-tailed tree rat, from Southeast Asia; *Papagomys armandvillei, the Flores giant tree rat, from Flores; *Pattonomys, from South America; *Phyllomys, from the Atlantic Forest of eastern South America; *Pithecheir, from Southeast Asia; *Santamartamys, the red crested tree rat, from Colombia; *Thallomys nigricauda, the black-tailed tree rat, from southwestern Africa; *Toromys, the giant tree rat, from Brazil; *Xenuromys, the mimic tree-rat, from New Guinea; *Mesocricetus auratus, the Syrian hamster. *Macaque. see Monkey hate article for more context

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