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Species profile—Conilurus capricornensis (Capricorn rabbit-rat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Muridae (rats and mice) → Conilurus capricornensis (Capricorn rabbit-rat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Muridae (rats and mice)
Scientific name
Conilurus capricornensis Cramb & Hocknull, 2010
Common name
Capricorn rabbit-rat
Type reference
Cramb, J. & Hocknull, S. (2010). New Quaternary records of Conilurus (Rodentia: Muridae) from eastern and northern Australia with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2645, 41-56.
WildNet taxon ID
36772
Alternate name(s)
large rabbit-rat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
EX
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Extinct
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=36772.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024