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  Fossil Range Early Pleistocene - Recent
  Regnum Animalia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Mammalia
  Ordo Rodentia
  Familia Muridae
  Subfamilia Murinae
  Genus '''''Conilurus'''''
  Genus Authority Ogilby , 1838
  Subdivision Ranks Species
  Subdivision &dagger'' Conilurus Albipes <br/>


The rabbit rats, genus '''''Conilurus''''' represent an unusual genus of Old World Rats from Australia , New Guinea , and Melville Island .

Head and body are 16.5-20 cm. Tail length is 18-21.5 cm. The taiol is haired and has a distinct tuft at the end. These Nocturnal Animal s are found in habitats ranging from coastal areas, swamps, plains, and forests. They have been reported along the edge of oceanic surf, presumably feeding.

Young have been found to cling to one of the mother's four nipples while she forages. Gestation is 33-35 days.


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REFERENCES

  • Duff, A. and A. Lawson. 2004. Mammals of the World A Checklist. New Haven, Yale University Press.

  • Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, London.