Glacier rat

The glacier rat (Rattus richardsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[2] It is endemic to the New Guinea Highlands near Puncak Trikora (=Mt. Wilhelmina) and Puncak Jaya (=Carstensz Pyramid), West Papua, Indonesia. Its altitudinal range is 3,225–4,500 m (10,581–14,764 ft) above sea level.^[1]

Glacier rat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. richardsoni
Binomial name
Rattus richardsoni Tate, 1949
Synonyms
Stenomys richardsoni (Tate, 1949)

See also

• William Bebb Richardson

References

1. Leary, T.; Wright, D. (2016). "Rattus richardsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20759A22440232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20759A22440232.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. 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. 1487. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.