Biology:Dusky field rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Dusky field rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. sordidus
Binomial name
Rattus sordidus
(Gould, 1858)

The dusky field rat (Rattus sordidus), also known as the canefield rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia , Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. In Australia it is found in northern Queensland and along the east coast as far south as Shoalwater Bay, where it is plentiful, and on South West Island in the Sir Edward Pellew Group off the Northern Territory, where it is considered a threatened species.[2]

References

  1. Aplin, K.; Helgen, K.; Dickman, C.; Burnett, S. (2016). "Rattus sordidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19363A115149502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19363A22445978.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19363/115149502. Retrieved 10 March 2023. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Woinarski, John; Ward, Simon (Dec 2012). "Canefield Rat". Northern Territory Government. https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/205477/canefield-rat.pdf. 

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q1767051 entry