Koopman's rat

Koopman's rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Rattus
Species: R. koopmani
Binomial name
Rattus koopmani
Musser & Holden, 1991

Koopman's rat (Rattus koopmani) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on Peleng island, located in the Banggai Islands (Kepulauan Banggai) off the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus koopmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T19338A22439864. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19338A22439864.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  • 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. 1471. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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