Peleng rat

Peleng rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Rattus
Species: R. pelurus
Binomial name
Rattus pelurus
Sody, 1941

The Peleng rat (Rattus pelurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on Peleng Island off the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Rattus pelurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T19357A115148247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19357A22442517.en. Retrieved 12 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. pp. 1481–1482. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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