Little Indochinese field rat
| Little Indochinese Field Rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. sakeratensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus sakeratensis Gyldenstolpe, 1917[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Rattus losea (Swinhoe, 1871) | |
The little Indochinese field rat (Rattus sakeratensis) is a common long-tailed rodent of the rat genus Rattus, in the family Muridae. It is mostly found in Southeast Asia, specifically concentrated in northern and central Thailand and the Vientiane Plain in northwestern Laos.[1][2]
Initially considered to be a variant of Rattus losea, the little Indochinese field rat was recently determined to be its own separate species due to its propinquity with Rattus tanezumi.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rattus sakeratensis Gyldenstolpe, 1917 in ITIS, Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Nicolson, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. (2022). The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, D. Remsen, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, M. Keping, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, E. M. Adriaenssens, C. Aedo, E. Aescht, N. Akkari, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2022-12-21). ITIS. https://doi.org/10.48580/dfqz-4ky
- ^ "Rattus sakeratensis Gyldenstolpe, 1917". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Don E.; Mittermeier, Russell A.; Thomas E. Lacher, Jr (2017-11-30). "Rattus losea". Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6868933.