White-tailed Wood Rat

About this species

Size

Head and body 14–15cm; tail about 19cm

Range

Throughout India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Blanford's rat, listed here as the white-tailed wood rat, is the only species in its genus and is found throughout India, in Sri Lanka and in Bangladesh. Head and body length is 14–15 cm and the tail about 19 cm. The back is greyish brown, darker on the back and lighter on the sides, and the feet are white in adults (Wikipedia, general species account).

Two-thirds of the tail is brown from the base and the end is covered with long, dense white fur, which gives the animal its name. The cached account gives no habitat, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)