Brush-tailed rabbit rat

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Brush-tailed rabbit rat
Conilurus penicillatus.jpg

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Conilurus
Species:
C. penicillatus
Binomial name
Conilurus penicillatus
(Gould, 1842)

The brush-tailed rabbit rat (Conilurus penicillatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

References[]

  1. ^ Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; Helgen, K.; Woinarski, J. & Burbidge, A. (2008). "Conilurus penicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.


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