Slender rat

Slender rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Rattus
Species: R. verecundus
Binomial name
Rattus verecundus
(Thomas, 1904)
Synonyms

Stenomys verecundus Thomas, 1904

The slender rat (Rattus verecundus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. Wright, D.; Singadan, R.; Seri, L.; Allison, A.; Aplin, K.; Helgen, K.; James, R. & Dickman, C. (2016). "Rattus verecundus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T20761A115160029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20761A22441519.en. Retrieved 13 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. 1493. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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