Glacier rat
| Glacier rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. richardsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus richardsoni (Tate, 1949) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Stenomys richardsoni (Tate, 1949) | |
The glacier rat (Rattus richardsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.
See also
References
- ↑ Leary, T., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Wright, D., Aplin, K. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Rattus richardsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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