Van Deusen's rat
Van Deusen's rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Rattus |
Species: | R. vandeuseni |
Binomial name | |
Rattus vandeuseni Taylor & Calaby, 1982 | |
Synonyms | |
Stenomys vandeuseni (Taylor & Calaby, 1982) |
Van Deusen's rat (Rattus vandeuseni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the mountains of southeast Papua New Guinea.
References
[edit]- ^ Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C. (2008). "Rattus vandeuseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T20760A9229741. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20760A9229741.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- 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. p. 1493. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.