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[1]
References
- ↑ "Himalayan field rat" Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Rattus sikkimensis Baillie, J. 1996. . 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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