The ricefield rat (Rattus argentiventer) is a species of rat found throughout Southeast Asia. The ricefield rat is a medium-sized rat with a grizzled...
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species of rats in the world. The best-known rat species are the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). This group, generally...
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The Polynesian rat, Pacific rat or little rat (Rattus exulans), known to the Māori as kiore, is the third most widespread species of rat in the world behind...
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Musahar community in north India has commercialised rat farming as an exotic delicacy. Ricefield rat (Rattus argentiventer) meat is eaten in Vietnamese...
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The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus...
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The lesser ricefield rat (Rattus losea) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1871 and is found in...
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The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread...
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Indonesia Koopman's rat (Rattus koopmani) – Indonesia Lesser ricefield rat (Rattus losea) – China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam Mentawai rat (Rattus lugens)...
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The bush rat or Australian bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) is a small Australian nocturnal animal. It is an omnivore and one of the most common indigenous species...
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The Flores giant rat (Papagomys armandvillei) is a rodent of the family Muridae that occurs on the island of Flores in Indonesia. It has been recorded...
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The greater bandicoot rat or Indian bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia...
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Bandicota (redirect from Bandicoot Rat)
Greater bandicoot rat (B. indica) Bechstein, 1800 Lesser bandicoot rat (B. bengalensis) Gray and Hardwicke, 1833 Savile's bandicoot rat (B. savilei) Thomas...
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The lesser bandicoot rat, Sindhi rice rat, Bengal rat or Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis) is a giant rat of Southern Asia, not related to the true...
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The Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), also known as the eastern swamp rat, is a species of rat native to the coasts of southern and eastern Australia...
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differs from Annandale's rat (Rattus annandalei) in having sleek fur with spines and fewer mammae, and from the ricefield rat (Rattus argentiventer) in...
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The nonsense rat, Nicobar Archipelago rat or Miller's Nicobar rat (Rattus burrus) is endemic to the Nicobar Islands in India. It lives on Great Nicobar...
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Murinae (redirect from Old World rat)
prominent murine species have become vital laboratory animals: the brown rat and house mouse are both used as medical subjects. The murines have a distinctive...
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The tanezumi rat (Rattus tanezumi), also known as the Asian rat or Asian house rat, yellow-breasted or buff-breasted rat (Rattus flavipectus), is a species...
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from the Indonesian island of Flores: Flores giant rat Papagomys armandvillei Verhoeven's giant rat Papagomys theodorverhoeveni (possibly extinct, only...
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are many rodents, including the ricefield rat (Rattus argentiventer) and the recently discovered Pauline's limestone rat (Saxatilomys paulinae), Laotian...
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The long-haired rat (Rattus villosissimus), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae which is native to Australia. The long-haired rat is well known...
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white-bellied rat, Niviventer coxingi NT Oldfield white-bellied rat, Niviventer culturatus NT Genus: Rattus Lesser ricefield rat, Rattus losea LC Tanezumi rat, Rattus...
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feed foremost on rodents such as house mouse, Polynesian rat, ricefield rat and tanezumi rat. To a lesser extent, they also prey on amphibians, geckos...
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York rat Rattus losea - Lesser ricefield rat Rattus lugens - Mentawai rat Rattus lutreolus - Australian swamp rat Rattus macleari - Maclear's rat Rattus...
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The Karoko hill rat (Bunomys karokophilus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Musser, G.; Rowe, K...
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The Tana Toraja hill rat (Bunomys torajae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Musser, G.; Rowe, K...
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rat (Nesokia indica) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Other common names include short-tailed mole-rat, Indian bandicoot, bandicoot-rat,...
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The pale field rat (Rattus tunneyi) is a small rat endemic to Australia. It is a nocturnal and herbivorous rodent that resides throughout the day in shallow...
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Turkestan rat, Rattus pyctoris R. rattus group Sunburned rat, Rattus adustus Sikkim rat, Rattus andamanensis Ricefield rat, Rattus argentiventer Summit rat, Rattus...
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The Turkestan rat (Rattus pyctoris) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species is found throughout continental Asia from Afghanistan to...
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