Turkestan Rat
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turkestanicus (Satunin, 1903) |
The Turkestan Rat (Rattus pyctoris) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, and Pakistan.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus turkestanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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