Greater Bandicoot Rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Bandicota |
Species: | B. indica |
Binomial name | |
Bandicota indica (Bechstein, 1800) |
The Greater Bandicoot Rat (Bandicota indica) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It can grow to about 13 inches without including the tail which can grow to be just as long.
In Sri Lanka, the bandicoot rat is known as "Uru-Meeya" in Sinhala Language, the meaning of which directly translates to "Pig-Rat".
Parasites of Bandicota indica include: