Osgood's rat (Rattus osgoodi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Lâm Đồng Province in the Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) of southern Vietnam. Its name references Wilfred Hudson Osgood.
Osgood's rat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Rattus |
Species: | R. osgoodi
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Binomial name | |
Rattus osgoodi Musser & Newcomb, 1985
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References
edit- ^ Laginha Pinto Correia, D. (2016). "Rattus osgoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19355A22442314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T19355A22442314.en. Retrieved 16 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.