What is the technical name for the rodent that lived with Gallotia goliath on the island of Tenerife?
Gallotia goliath Gallotia goliath (the goliath Tenerife lizard) is an extinct giant lizard species from the island of Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. This reptile lived before the arrival of humans and is believed to have grown to at least 0.9 m long. It was described by the German herpetologist Robert Mertens. Fossils of this lizard have been found in volcanic caves, where they often appear with those of other animals, like the Tenerife giant rat.
Flores giant rat The Flores giant rat ("Papagomys armandvillei") is a rodent of the family Muridae that occurs on the island of Flores in Indonesia. It has been recorded in Rutong Protection Forest. The species is found in primary, secondary and disturbed forest over a wide range of elevations. Head and body length is 41 - and tail length is 33 - , making it at least twice the size of an average brown rat ("Rattus norvegicus") with a 25 cm long body and 15 cm long tail. The only extant species in the genus "Papagomys", the rat was given its Latin name after Dutch Jesuit missionary Kornelis J. F. le Cocq d'Armandville who was stationed in the Dutch East Indies and later in New Guinea.