Stumble this page!Maclear's rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Rattus macleari
The Maclear's rat is listed as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Maclear
A young / baby of a Maclear is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Maclear group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Christmas Island
Facts about the Maclear's rat
Maclear's Rat or Rattus macleari is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Extinct . (Full text)
1. Rattus, genus Rattus -- (common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge)Rattus
genus Rattus
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