Lesser ricefield rat

Lesser rice-field rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Rattus
Species: R. losea
Binomial name
Rattus losea
(Swinhoe, 1871)

The lesser ricefield rat (Rattus losea) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

References

  1. Aplin, K. (2016). "Rattus losea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T19341A115147406. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19341A22440620.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1473. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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