Sunburned rat
| Sunburned Rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. adustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus adustus Sody, 1940 | |
The Sunburned rat or Rattus adustus is a species of rat from Enggano Island in Indonesia. It is only known from the holotype and has not been recorded since its description in 1940.
References
- Baillie (1996). Rattus adustus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)