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Cape York rat

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Cape York rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. leucopus
Binomial name
Rattus leucopus
(Gray, 1867)

The Cape York rat (Rattus leucopus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in southern New Guinea, in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, and in Cape York Peninsula in Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Aplin, K.; Burnett, S. & Winter, J. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rattus leucopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19340A115147292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19340A22440091.en. Retrieved 14 November 2016.