Cape York rat
| Cape York rat | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. leucopus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus leucopus (Gray, 1867)
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TheCape York rat(Rattus leucopus) is a species ofrodentin the familyMuridae. It is found in southern New Guinea, in bothIndonesiaandPapua New Guinea,and in Cape York Peninsula inAustralia.
References
[edit]- ^Aplin, K.; Burnett, S. & Winter, J. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]."Rattus leucopus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T19340A115147292.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19340A22440091.en.Retrieved14 November2016.
- Musser, G. G.;Carleton, M. D. (2005)."Superfamily Muroidea".InWilson, D. E.;Reeder, D. M. (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.).Johns Hopkins University Press.pp. 1472–1473.ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC62265494.
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