The endemic fauna of Flores includes some rats (Murinae), some of which are now extinct, ranging from small-sized forms such as Rattus hainaldi, Paulamys, and the Polynesian rat (which possibly originated on the island), medium-sized such as Komodomys, and Hooijeromys, and giant such as Spelaeomys and Papagomys, the largest species of which, the still-living Papagomys armandvillei (Flores giant rat) is approximately the size of a rabbit, with a weight of up to 2.5 kilograms.
The endemic fauna of Flores includes some rats (Murinae) some of which are now extinct ranging from small-sized forms such as Rattus hainaldi Paulamys and the Polynesian rat (which possibly originated on the island) medium-sized such as Komodomys and Hooijeromys and giant such as Spelaeomys and Papagomys the largest species of which the still-living Papagomys armandvillei (Flores giant rat) is approximately the size of a rabbit with a weight of up to 25 kilograms