The Sula rat (Rattus elaphinus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia, on Taliabu and Mangole islands in the Sula Archipelago. On Sanana island, only the introduced Rattus tanezumi and Rattus exulans are found.
Sula rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Rattus |
Species: | R. elaphinus
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Binomial name | |
Rattus elaphinus Sody, 1941
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References
edit- ^ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus elaphinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19327A22444179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19327A22444179.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- 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. 1468. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.