RAT-EATING PITCHER PLANT

Scientific Name: Nepenthes attenboroughii

CLASSIFICATION

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Order: Caryophyllales
• Family: Nepenthaceae
• Genus: Nepenthes
• Species: N. attenboroughii

WHERE ARE THEY FOUND?

• In the Philippines
• Specifically on Mount Victoria

REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVIVAL

• Insects and rats
• The nectar on its lids

Ecosystem:
Tropical Biome

PLACE IN THE ECOSYSTEM

• Lures insects and numerous rats and then eats them

Threats to Survival
-Monkeys and insects damage the leaves

FUN FACTS

• They have powerful enzymes that break down the rat's bodies
• Largest carnivorous plant ever
• Recently discovered species
• Sweet nectar lures the rats in, they try to drink it, then slip on the waxy exterior and fall in the plant

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SOURCES

• "Newly Discovered Carnivorous Jungle Plant Gobbles Rats Whole." Popular Science. Web. 10 Nov. 2015
• C, Tuan. "Giant Plant Eats Rodents." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 20 Aug. 2009. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.
• "Giant Rat-Eating Plant Discovered in the Philippines." TreeHugger. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.