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.

Sunburned rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. adustus
Binomial name
Rattus adustus
Sody, 1940

References edit

  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.