Sunburned rat

The sunburned rat (Rattus adustus) is a species of rat from Enggano Island in Indonesia. It is only known from the holotype and has not been recorded since its description in 1940.

Sunburned rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. adustu
Binomial name
Rattus adustu
Sody, 1940

References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus adustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19320A22444711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19320A22444711.en.


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