Giant White-tailed Rat (species: Uromys (Uromys) caudimaculatus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Uromys (Uromys) caudimaculatus
Giant White-tailed Rat


©Snail's Eye View: Giant White-tailed Rat (Uromys (Uromys) caudimaculatus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Uromys
Species Uromys (Uromys) caudimaculatus
Status least concern
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Distinguishing features

It is grey-brown above, cream to white below, and has a long naked tail of which the distal section is white.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Weight

  • Up to 1 kg

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in Australian tropical rainforest of north Queensland. Subspecies occur in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. (Wikipedia)

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