Glacier rat

The glacier rat (Rattus richardsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[2] It is endemic to the New Guinea Highlands near Puncak Trikora (=Mt. Wilhelmina) and Puncak Jaya (=Carstensz Pyramid), West Papua, Indonesia. Its altitudinal range is 3,225–4,500 m (10,581–14,764 ft) above sea level.^[1]

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Glacier rat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. richardsoni
Binomial name
Rattus richardsoni Tate, 1949
Synonyms
Stenomys richardsoni (Tate, 1949)

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