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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