Timor rat
The Timor rat (Rattus timorensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Indonesian West Timor. It is known from a specimen collected near the summit of Mount Mutis.
| Timor rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. timorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus timorensis Kitchener, Aplin & Boeadi, 1991 | |
References
- Clayton, E. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus timorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19367A22445524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19367A22445524.en.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1491–1492. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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