Lesser ricefield rat

Species of rodent

Lesser rice-field rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. losea
Binomial name
Rattus losea
(R. Swinhoe, 1871)

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 China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

References

  1. ^ Aplin, K. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rattus losea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T19341A115147406. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19341A22440620.en. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  • Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1473. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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