Rothschild's woolly rat explained

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.

The species has been known to eat karuka nuts (Pandanus julianettii),^[1] and growers will put platforms or other obstacles on the trunks of the trees to keep the pests out.^[2]

Names

It is known as mosak, aloñ, kabkal, or maklek in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Stilltoe . Paul . Roots of the Earth: Crops in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea . 1983 . Manchester university Press . Manchester, UK . 978-0-7190-0874-0 . en . 9556314 . 82-62247.
2. Book: French . Bruce R. . Bruce French (agricultural scientist) . Growing food in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea . 1982 . AFTSEMU (Agricultural Field Trials, Surveys, Evaluation and Monitoring Unit) of the World Bank funded project in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea . 64–71 . 20 September 2018 . en . PDF.
3. Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.