Giluwe rat

Giluwe rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. giluwensis
Binomial name
Rattus giluwensis Hill, 1960

The Giluwe rat (Rattus giluwensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea, on Mount Giluwe and the subalpine grasslands of the Kaijende Highlands.

References

1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2016). "Rattus giluwensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T19318A22444795. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19318A22444795.en . Retrieved 15 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. 1471. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.