Vogelkop mountain rat
The Vogelkop mountain rat, Rattus arfakiensis, is a species of rat native to Indonesia.[2] It is found only in the Bird's Head Peninsula (possibly throughout the Arfak Mountains) of Papua Province, Indonesia.
| Vogelkop mountain rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. arfakiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus arfakiensis Rümmler, 1935 | |
References
- Leary, T. & Wright, D. (2016). "Rattus arfakienis [sic]". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136526A22443907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136526A22443907.en.
- 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. 1465. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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