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Greater stick-nest rat
Greater stick-nest rat
(Leporillus conditor)
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Also known as:
wopilkara, Franklin Island stick-nest rat, House-building rat
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Leporillus
(1)
Size
Head-body length: 170 - 260 mm
(2)
Tail length: 145 - 180 mm
(2)
Weight
180 - 450 g
(2)
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
and listed on Appendix I of CITES
(3)
.
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