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Glacier rat

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Glacier rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Muridae
Genus:
Rattus
Species:
R. richardsoni
Binomial name
Rattus richardsoni
Tate, 1949
Synonyms

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN2009.1
  2. ^ 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.


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