Giluwe Rat

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Giluwe Rat
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Rattus Species group: R. leucopus Species: R. giluwensis
Binomial name
Rattus giluwensis Hill, 1960

The Giluwe Rat (Rattus giluwensis) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.

[edit] References

• Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus giluwensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. "Superfamily Muroidea" in Wilson, D. E. and Reeder, D. M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference pp. 894-1531. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2005.