Kerala rat
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Kerala rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. ranjiniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Rattus ranjiniae Agrawal & Ghosal, 1969
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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)
- ↑ CBSG CAMP Workshop, India 2000. Rattus ranjiniae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
Further reading
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=.
Wikidata ☰ Q1768637 entry
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