What Does the Name Moonrat Mean?
Moonratnoun. a Gymnure, Especially the Greater Gymnure, Echinosorex Gymnura. Etymology: from Moon + Rat, After Malay Tikus Bulan. When Was Moonrat Created? N...
moonratnoun. A gymnure, especially the greater gymnure, Echinosorex gymnura. Etymology: From moon + rat, after Malay tikus bulan.
When was Moonrat created?
N. Z. (2020, July). Echinosorex gymnura (Raffles, 1822) (Moonrat).
What is the name of the rat that smells?
Description. The moonrat has a distinct pungent odor with strong ammonia content, different from the musky smell of carnivores.