Biology:Glacier rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Glacier rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. richardsoni
Binomial name
Rattus richardsoni
Tate, 1949
Synonyms

Stenomys richardsoni (Tate, 1949)

The glacier rat (Rattus richardsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is endemic to the New Guinea Highlands near Puncak Trikora (=Mt. Wilhelmina) and Puncak Jaya (=Carstensz Pyramid), West Papua, Indonesia. Its altitudinal range is 3,225–4,500 m (10,581–14,764 ft) above sea level.[1]

See also

  • William Bebb Richardson

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1769778 entry