Lesser ricefield rat

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Lesser rice-field rat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1871. It is found in China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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