This article is about the Australian species. For other uses, see Bush rat (disambiguation).
Bush rat
Temporal range: Holocene
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Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Muridae
Genus:
Rattus
Species:
R. fuscipes
Binomial name
Rattus fuscipes
(Waterhouse, 1839)[2]
Distribution on subspecies-level: red=R. f. fuscipes; green=R. f. greyi, blue=R. f. assimilis, brown=R. f. coracius
The bush rat or Australian bush rat[3] (Rattus fuscipes) is a small Australian nocturnal animal. It is an omnivore and one of the most common indigenous species of rat on the continent, found in many heathland areas of Victoria and New South Wales.
^Menkhorst, P.; Lunney, D.; Ellis, M.; Burnett, S.; Friend, T. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rattus fuscipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19333A115146907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19333A22441590.en. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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