yellidespecies of India

Rattus tanezumi

Oriental House Rat

Oriental House Rat (Rattus tanezumi), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2016, increasing). Open records in 17 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Mammals: rodents, shrews, hares.

Rodents, shrews and hares of Jammu and Kashmir · Rodents, shrews and hares of Punjab · Rodents, shrews and hares of Haryana · Rodents, shrews and hares of Rajasthan · Rodents, shrews and hares of Uttar Pradesh · Rodents, shrews and hares of Bihar · Rodents, shrews and hares of Sikkim · Rodents, shrews and hares of Meghalaya · Rodents, shrews and hares of Assam · Rodents, shrews and hares of West Bengal · Rodents, shrews and hares of Odisha · Rodents, shrews and hares of Chhattisgarh · Rodents, shrews and hares of Maharashtra · Rodents, shrews and hares of Karnataka · Rodents, shrews and hares of Tamil Nadu · Rodents, shrews and hares of Andaman and Nicobar · Rodents, shrews and hares of Telangana

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