Lesser ricefield rat
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. losea
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| Rattus losea (R. Swinhoe, 1871)
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The lesser ricefield rat (Rattus losea) 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.
References
[edit]- ^ Aplin, K. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rattus losea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19341A115147406. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19341A22440620.en. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1473. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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