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Species
VulnerableMaximum longevity: 4.5 years (captivity) Observations: One captive specimen lived 4.5 years before being released in the wild (Richard Weigl 2005). Anecdotal reports suggesting these animals live more than 5 years (Ernest 2003), albeit plausible, have not been confirmed.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rabbit rat
- Image
- Conilurus penicillatus.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Conilurus penicillatus
- Commons category
- Conilurus penicillatus
- taxon common name
- Bürstenschwanz-Kaninchenratte
- longest observed lifespan
- 4.5
- endemic to
- mainland Australia
- taxon author citation
- (Gould, 1842)
- short name
- C. penicillatus
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