Koopman's rat

Koopman's rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. koopmani
Binomial name
Rattus koopmani Musser & Holden, 1991

Koopman's rat (Rattus koopmani) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on Peleng island, located in the Banggai Islands (Kepulauan Banggai) off the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

References

1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus koopmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T19338A22439864. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19338A22439864.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.