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Kerala rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Kerala rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species:
R. ranjiniae
Binomial name
Rattus ranjiniae
Agrawal & Ghosal, 1969

The Kerala rat or Ranjini’s field rat,[1] (Rattus ranjiniae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Kerala, India . In Kerala, it is known only from fragmented locations in Alappuzha, Thrissur, and Thiruvananthapuram. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and swamps.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Molur, S. (2016). "Rattus ranjiniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19359A115148504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19359A22442694.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19359/115148504. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. CBSG CAMP Workshop, India 2000. Rattus ranjiniae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

Further reading


Wikidata ☰ Q1768637 entry





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