Golden-backed Tree-rat

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Details

Name:
Golden-backed Tree-rat

Scientific Name:
Mesembriomys macrurus

Reference Number:
LLK-528

Description

Order Rodentia; Family Muridae; Scientific name: Mesembriomys macrurus; Common name: Golden-backed Tree-rat – Distribution in Australia: north-western Kimberley and Pilbara south to about Onslow in Western Australia and Top End of the Northern Territory - Conservation status: Vulnerable, extinct in Pilbara of WA and likely extinct in the Northern Territory.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	LLK-528
Scientific Name:	Mesembriomys macrurus