Stumble this page!Bulldog rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Rattus nativitatis
The Bulldog 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 bulldog rat
A young / baby of a bulldog rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A bulldog rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Christmas Island
Facts about the bulldog rat
Bulldog Rat or Rattus nativitatis 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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