Large bamboo rat
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| Large bamboo rat | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Spalacidae |
| Genus: | Rhizomys |
| Species: | R. sumatrensis |
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| Rhizomys sumatrensis (Raffles, 1821) | |
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The large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) is a species of rodents in the Spalacidae family found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Their typical diet includes bamboo roots, but they will also feed on cultivated tapioca and sugarcane.[1]
References
- ↑ Aplin, K. "Rhizomys sumatrensis". ICUN Red List. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- Aplin, K. & Lunde, D. 2008. Rhizomys sumatrensis. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 16 August 2009.
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