Dusky field rat

Dusky field rat
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species group:	R. fuscipes
Species:	R. sordidus
Binomial name
Rattus sordidus (Gould, 1858)

The dusky field rat (Rattus sordidus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. In Australia it is found in northern Queensland and along the east coast as far south as Shoalwater Bay.

References

• Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus sordidus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
• 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.