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Losea Rat

Rattus losea

Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Rattus
IUCN status
LC
Distribution
China|Taiwan|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Thailand|Malaysia
Realm
Indomalaya

Other names: Lesser Ricefield Rat

About this species

Range
China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

The lesser ricefield rat, listed here as the Losea rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1871 and is found in China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account is very short and gives no description, habitat, diet or breeding information.

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

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