Sunburned rat

The sunburned rat (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.

Sunburned rat

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. adustu
Binomial name
Rattus adustu
Sody, 1940

References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus adustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19320A22444711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19320A22444711.en.


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