Dusky rat
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Rattus colletti

The dusky rat (Rattus colletti ) is an indigenous species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Australia.

Animal name origin

Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land call this animal mulbbu, a name also applied to other rodent species. It was first described in 1904 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.

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The rat is found only in the monsoonal subcoastal plains of the Northern Territory, Australia.

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References

1. Dusky rat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_rat
2. Dusky rat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19326/22444443

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