Black-footed Tree-rat

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Superfamily:	Muroidea
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Genus:	Mesembriomys
Species:	M. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Near Threatened ( NT) is a Conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa which may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future although The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Rodentia is an order of Mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously-growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must Muroidea is a large Superfamily of Rodents It includes Hamsters Gerbils true mice and Rats and many other relatives Muridae is the largest family of Mammals It contains over 600 species found naturally throughout Eurasia Africa and Australia The Old World rats and mice, part of the Subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species UserPolbot. --> Mesembriomys is a genus of Rodent in the Muridae family gouldii

Binomial name

Mesembriomys gouldii
Gray, 1843

Synonyms

Hapalotis hirsutus Gould, 1842

The Black-footed Tree-rat, Mesembriomys gouldii, is one of two endemic arboreal rat species from the genus Mesembriomys found in Australia. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees" UserPolbot. --> Mesembriomys is a genus of Rodent in the Muridae family For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

The species is one of the largest murids found in Australia. The Old World rats and mice, part of the Subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species It is a folivore and frugivore and its diet may be supplemented by invertebrates such as termites and molluscs. In Zoology, a folivore is a Herbivore that specializes in eating Leaves. A frugivore is an Animal that feeds primarily or in some cases exclusively on Fruit. An invertebrate is an Animal lacking a Vertebral column. The group includes 98% of all animal Species — all animals except those in the Chordate The termites are a group of Social Insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera (but see also taxonomy Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000

References

Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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