Cape York rat

The Cape York rat (Rattus leucopus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in southern New Guinea, in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, and in Cape York Peninsula in Australia.

Cape York rat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. leucopus
Binomial name
Rattus leucopus
(Gray, 1867)

References

  1. Aplin, K.; Burnett, S. & Winter, J. (2008). "Rattus leucopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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