Mammals of the WorldEast Asian House Rat
Rattus tanezumi
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Rattus
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka|Pakistan|Afghanistan|India|Nepal|Bhutan|Bangladesh|China|Taiwan|North Korea|South Korea|Japan|Myanmar|Thailand|Vietnam|Laos|Cambodia|Malaysia|Indonesia|Brunei|Singapore|Philippines|East Timor|Papua New Guinea
- Realm
- Palearctic|Indomalaya
Other names: Oriental Rat|Oriental Roof Rat|Tanizumi Rat|Oriental House Rat
About this species
The tanezumi rat, also called the Asian house rat or yellow-breasted rat, is a rodent closely related to the black rat. It is widespread in eastern, southern and south-eastern Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea and much of Southeast Asia. The tanezumi rat (Rattus tanezumi), also known as the Asian rat or Asian house rat, yellow-breasted or buff-breasted rat (Rattus flavipectus), belongs to rodent in the family Muridae. (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is one paragraph on range and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account). It is widespread in eastern, southern and south-eastern Asia, being found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is closely related to the black rat (Rattus rattus). (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of sulawesi guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)