Golden-backed tree-rat

Golden-backed tree rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Mesembriomys
Species: M. macrurus
Binomial name
Mesembriomys macrurus
(Peters, 1876)

The golden-backed tree rat (Mesembriomys macrurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Australia.

References

  1. Burbidge, A. & Woinarski, J. (2008). "Mesembriomys macrurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T13212A3419895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13212A3419895.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  • 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. 1381. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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