Philippine forest rat
| Philippine forest rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. everetti |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus everettiΥ (Günther, 1879) | |
The Philippine forest rat (Rattus everetti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus everetti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- 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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