Glacier rat
| Glacier rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. richardsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus richardsoni Tate, 1949
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| Synonyms | |
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Stenomys richardsoni (Tate, 1949) | |
The glacier rat (Rattus richardsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is endemic to the New Guinea Highlands near Puncak Trikora (=Mt. Wilhelmina) and Puncak Jaya (=Carstensz Pyramid), West Papua, Indonesia. Its altitudinal range is 3,225–4,500 m (10,581–14,764 ft) above sea level.[1]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Leary, T.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Wright, D.; Aplin, K. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Rattus richardsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1487. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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