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Some facts about the
Black-footed tree rat
Adult weight : 0.9 kg (1.98 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 8 years
Female maturity :71 days
Gestation : 44 days
Weaning : 47 days
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 4
Weight at birth : 0.035 kg (0.077 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.441 kg (0.9702 lbs)
Black-footed tree rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Mesembriomys gouldii
The Black-footed tree rat is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the blackfooted tree rat
A young / baby of a blackfooted tree rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A blackfooted tree rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Australia
Facts about the black-footed tree rat
2 Field survey of distribution in Western Australia and Queensland (two staff for one year) 100,000 101,000 Remarks Mesembriomys gouldii is the largest native rodent in Australia. (Full text)