yellidespecies of India

Rattus rattus

Black Rat

Black Rat (Rattus rattus), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2021, stable). Open records in 27 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 Uttarakhand · Rodents, shrews and hares of Delhi · Rodents, shrews and hares of Rajasthan · Rodents, shrews and hares of Uttar Pradesh · Rodents, shrews and hares of Sikkim · Rodents, shrews and hares of Arunachal Pradesh · Rodents, shrews and hares of Nagaland · Rodents, shrews and hares of Manipur · Rodents, shrews and hares of Mizoram · Rodents, shrews and hares of Meghalaya · Rodents, shrews and hares of Assam · Rodents, shrews and hares of West Bengal · Rodents, shrews and hares of Jharkhand · Rodents, shrews and hares of Odisha · Rodents, shrews and hares of Chhattisgarh · Rodents, shrews and hares of Madhya Pradesh · Rodents, shrews and hares of Gujarat · Rodents, shrews and hares of Maharashtra · Rodents, shrews and hares of Andhra Pradesh · Rodents, shrews and hares of Karnataka · Rodents, shrews and hares of Goa · Rodents, shrews and hares of Kerala · Rodents, shrews and hares of Tamil Nadu · Rodents, shrews and hares of Puducherry · Rodents, shrews and hares of Andaman and Nicobar · Rodents, shrews and hares of Telangana

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