Leporillus conditor
(J. Gould, 1848)
Greater Stick-nest Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Muridae |
Subfamily | : Murinae |
Tribe | : Hydromyini |
Genus | : Leporillus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Sturt, C. 1848. Narrative of an Expedition in Central Australia, Performed under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government, During the Year 1844, 5, and 6. Together with a notice of the Province of South Australia, in 1847. London: T. & W. Boone, Vol. 1:i
Original name as described
Mus conditor
Other common names
House-building Rat
Type locality
about 45 miles (= 72 km) from Laidley Ponds, Polia area, New South Wales, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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