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Malaysian Field Rat

Rattus tiomanicus

Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Rattus
IUCN status
LC
Distribution
Thailand|Malaysia|Indonesia|Singapore|Brunei|Philippines
Realm
Indomalaya

Other names: Malayan Field Rat|Tioman Rat

About this species

Size
Head and body 140–190mm; tail 150–200mm
Weight
55–150g
Habitat
Nocturnal, mainly arboreal
Range
Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines

The Malayan field rat, also called the Malaysian field rat or Malaysian wood rat, is a nocturnal, mainly arboreal rat of Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. It is a common species. The head and body measure 140–190 mm and the tail 150–200 mm, and it weighs 55–150 g. The ears are large and nearly naked (Wikipedia, general species account).

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

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