Sikkim rat

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

R. sikkimensis Hinton, 1919

The Sikkim rat (Rattus andamanensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

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

  1. 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.
  2. "Himalayan field rat" Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  • 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. 1464. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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