Greater bandicoot rat
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| Greater Bandicoot Rat | |
|---|---|
| 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
Parasites of Bandicota indica include:
Greater Bandicoot Rat-borne diseases
References
- ↑ Baillie J. (1996). "Bandicota indica". 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- ↑ Inder Singh, K.; Krishnasamy, M.; Ambu, S.; Rasul, R.; Chong, N. L. (1997). "Studies on animal schistosomes in Peninsular Malaysia: Record of naturally infected animals and additional hosts of Schistosoma spindale". The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 28 (2): 303–307. PMID 9444010.
- ↑ Singh, K. I.; Krishnasamy, M.; Ambu, S. (1992). "The large bandicoot rat, Bandicota indica, a new host for Schistosoma spindale, Montgomery, 1906, in Peninsular Malaysia". The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 23 (3): 537–538. PMID 1488714..
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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