Biology:Sunburned rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Sunburned rat | |
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| A Sunburnt Rat specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. adustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus adustus Sody, 1940
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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.
Description
The rat's head and body grow to a combined length of 18 cm, while the tail grows up to 14.8 cm and is black in colour. The fur is a dark brown above, dark brownish-grey below.[2]
References
- ↑ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus adustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19320A22444711.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19320/22444711.
- ↑ Sody, H. J. V. (1940). On the mammals of Enggano. Treubia 17: 391-405.
Template:Murinae (Rattus) Wikidata ☰ Q310478 entry
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