Biology:Glacier rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Glacier rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. richardsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus richardsoni Tate, 1949
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| Synonyms | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leary, T.; Wright, D. (2016). "Rattus richardsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20759A22440232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20759A22440232.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20759/22440232. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1487. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001777.
Wikidata ☰ Q1769778 entry
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