Golden-backed tree-rat
| Golden-backed tree rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mesembriomys |
| Species: | M. macrurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesembriomys macrurus (Peters, 1876) | |
The golden-backed tree rat (Mesembriomys macrurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Australia.
References
- ↑ Burbidge, A. & Woinarski, J. (2008). Mesembriomys macrurus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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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