The bush rat, Rattus fuscipes, also called the Australian bush rat, is a small, nocturnal, omnivorous rodent and one of the most common native rats on the Australian continent. It is found along coastal regions of southern and eastern Australia and on some offshore islands, including Kangaroo Island, with populations concentrated in heathland areas of Victoria and New South Wales. The species was first described by G. R. Waterhouse in 1839 from a type specimen collected at King George Sound in Western Australia, and it is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Bush rat (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
imen collected at King George Sound in Western Australia, and it is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
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The bush rat, Rattus fuscipes, also called the Australian bush rat, is a small, nocturnal, omnivorous rodent and one of the most common native rats on the Australian continent.
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It is an omnivore and one of the most common indigenous species of rat on the continent, found in many heathland areas of Victoria and New South Wales.
- In Ecosystem: Heath, Wikipedia intro: "is an omnivore and one of the most common indigenous species of rat on the continent, found in many heathland areas of Victoria and New South Wales."
View the Source2. Bush rat (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q28970 (P225 taxon name)
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IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Rattus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q36396 (Rattus)
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