Van Deusen's Rat

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Van Deusen's Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species: R. vandeuseni
Binomial name
Rattus vandeuseni
(Taylor & Calaby, 1982)
Synonyms

Stenomys vandeuseni (Taylor & Calaby, 1982

Van Deusen's Rat (Rattus vandeuseni) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.

[edit] References

  • Baillie, J. 1996. Stenomys vandeuseni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.