Uromys caudimaculatus - #5717
Giant White-tailed Rat
Geographic Distribution
Australia: NE coastal Queensland in tropical forests from Townsville area north to tip of Cape York, and a few islands off the coast of N Queensland. New Guinea: widespread throughout lowland and midmontane regions on the mainland, sea level to 1925 m; also on Aru Isls, Kai Isls, Waigeo Isl, Yapen Isl, and Normanby and Fergusson in the D’Entrecasteaux Arch.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Uromys
Specific Epithet
caudimaculatus
Image Location
Australia, QLD, Curtain Fig National Park
Image Date
4 August 2019
Photographer
J Lamb