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Species profile—Mesembriomys gouldii (black-footed tree-rat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Muridae (rats and mice) → Mesembriomys gouldii (black-footed tree-rat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Muridae (rats and mice)
Scientific name
Mesembriomys gouldii (Gray, 1843)
Common name
black-footed tree-rat
WildNet taxon ID
762
Synonym(s)
Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides
Alternate name(s)
shaggy rabbit-rat
long-haired rabbit rat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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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=762.

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
8 March 2022