Himalayan Field Rat
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Rattus nitidus (Hodgson, 1845) |
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The Himalayan Field Rat (Rattus nitidus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Palau, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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- Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus nitidus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 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.