Golden-backed tree-rat
| Golden-backed tree rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mesembriomys |
| Species: | M. macrurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesembriomys macrurus (Peters, 1876)
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The golden-backed tree rat (Mesembriomys macrurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, found only in Australia.
It is present in the Charnley River–Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary in the Kimberley region of WA.[2]
References
- ^ Burbidge, A.A.; Woinarski, J. (2019). "Mesembriomys macrurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13212A22448770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13212A22448770.en.
- ^ "Charnley River – Artesian Range: ACE". Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- 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. 1381. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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