Bower's white-toothed rat

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Bower's white-toothed rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Berylmys
Species:
B. bowersi
Binomial name
Berylmys bowersi
(Anderson, 1879)

Bower's white-toothed rat (Berylmys bowersi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae native to southeast Asia.

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, including plantations, subtropical and montane forests, cultivated fields, shrubland, and disturbed forests. While patchily distributed, it is common and locally abundant.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Aplin, K.; Lunde, D.; Molur, S. (2016). "Berylmys bowersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2768A115063357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2768A22427359.en.