Lesser stick-nest rat  (Leporillus apicalis)

IUCN Red List species status – Critically Endangered
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Facts – Lesser stick-nest rat

Also known as: White-tipped stick-nest rat
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyMuridae
GenusLeporillus (1)

Status – Lesser stick-nest rat

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Lesser stick-nest rat

Information on the lesser stick-nest rat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

Find out more – Lesser stick-nest rat

To learn about efforts to conserve the lesser stick-nest rat see:

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (September, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
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Mounted skin of a lesser stick-nest rat
Mounted skin of a lesser stick-nest rat

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