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Brush-tailed rabbit rat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q303877
Brush-tailed rabbit rat
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Brush-tailed rabbit rat

Summary

Brush-tailed rabbit rat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat belongs to the parent taxon Rabbit rat[6].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat is endemic to mainland Australia[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Brush-tailed rabbit rat is Conilurus penicillatus[8].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat's Commons category is recorded as Conilurus penicillatus[9].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat's short name is recorded as C. penicillatus[10].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat is commonly known as Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat[11].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat is commonly known as Brush-tailed Tree-rat[12].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat is commonly known as Brush-tailed Conilurus[13].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat is commonly known as Brush-tailed Rabbit Rat[14].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat is commonly known as Bürstenschwanz-Kaninchenratte[15].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'amount': '+4.5'}[16].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat's taxon author citation is recorded as (Gould, 1842)[17].
  • Brush-tailed rabbit rat's P14516 is recorded as Q140084497[18].

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Classification

Brush-tailed rabbit rat's scientific name is Conilurus penicillatus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Rabbit rat[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat[11], Brush-tailed Tree-rat[12], Brush-tailed Conilurus[13], Brush-tailed Rabbit Rat[14], and Bürstenschwanz-Kaninchenratte[15].

Distribution

Brush-tailed rabbit rat is endemic to mainland Australia[7].

Identifiers

Brush-tailed rabbit rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 45615[19]. Brush-tailed rabbit rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10127[20]. Brush-tailed rabbit rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179048[21]. Brush-tailed rabbit rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437959[22]. Brush-tailed rabbit rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 585200[23].

Why It Matters

Brush-tailed rabbit rat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · TerrorBite · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Rabbit rat
    Instance of → taxon
    Longest observed lifespan → {'amount': '+4.5'}
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14516]]: [[Q140084497]], Added EPBC conservation status (P14516) using data from https://www.environment.gov.au"
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