Dusky rat

Dusky rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Rattus
Species: R. colletti
Binomial name
Rattus colletti
(Thomas, 1904)
Synonyms[2]
  • Mus colletti Thomas, 1904

The dusky rat (Rattus colletti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found only in the monsoonal subcoastal plains of the Northern Territory, Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Oakwood, M.; Zichy-Woinarski, J. (2008). "Rattus colletti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016-1: e.T19326A22444443. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Stephen; Groves, Colin (2015). Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. p. 213.
  • 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. 1468. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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