Sunburned rat

Sunburned rat
A specimen of a sunburned rat. It is placed spread-eagled on its stomach, with its pass extended and its tail straight. Hand-written notes are written on labels attached to its legs. It has a distinct dark red colour.
A Sunburnt Rat specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. adustus
Binomial name
Rattus adustus
Sody, 1940

The sunburned rat (Rattus adustus) is a species of rat from Enggano Island in Indonesia. It is only known from the holotype and has not been recorded since its description in 1940.

Description

The rat's head and body grow to a combined length of 18 cm, while the tail grows up to 14.8 cm and is black in colour. The fur is a dark brown above, dark brownish-grey below.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Rattus adustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T19320A22444711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19320A22444711.en.
  2. ↑ Sody, H. J. V. (1940). On the mammals of Enggano. Treubia 17: 391-405.


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