Montane areas, rocky habitats, and often near or on cultivated or residential land; 1,200–4,250m
Range
Continental Asia from Afghanistan to China
The Turkestan rat, listed here as the Himalayan rat, is found throughout continental Asia from Afghanistan to China, at altitudes of 1,200–4,250 m. It occurs in montane areas and rocky habitats and often near or on cultivated or residential land (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information, and does not describe where in India it occurs (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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