The Rodents of Australia
- ISBN-10
- 0207142351
- ISBN-13
- 9780207142352
- Category
- Mammals
- Pages
- 321
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981-01-01
- Authors
- Christopher H. S. Watts, Heather J. Aslin
Description
Prehensile-tailed rat - Water rat - False water rat - Melomys - Giant rat - Hopping-mice - Tree rats - Rabbit rats - Rock rats - Stick-nest rats - Pseudo mice - Short tailed mice - Broad toothed rat - True rats - True mice - Tree squirrel - Palm squirrel.
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