| Dusky rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. colletti |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus colletti (Thomas, 1904) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Thedusky rat (Rattus colletti) is an indigenous species ofrodent in the familyMuridae found in Australia.
Kunwinjku people of westernArnhem Land call this animalmulbbu, a name also applied to other rodent species.[3] It was first described in 1904 by British zoologistOldfield Thomas.[4]
The rat is found only in the monsoonal subcoastal plains of theNorthern Territory,Australia.
The dusky rat is eaten according to Peterson Nganjmirra[5][page needed] and is prey to the Australianwater python (Liasis fuscus) also ranging across northern Australia.
