Sikkim rat
The Sikkim rat (Rattus andamanensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
| Sikkim rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. andamanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus andamanensis (Blyth, 1860) | |
| Synonyms | |
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R. sikkimensis Hinton, 1919 | |
It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. The rat's coloring is brownish upperparts and a white underside[2]
References
- Aplin, K.; Frost, A.; Chakraborty, S.; Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. (2016). "Rattus andamanensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T19361A115149094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19361A22446146.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "Himalayan field rat" Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1464. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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