Turkestan rat

Turkestan rat
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. pyctoris
Binomial name
	Rattus pyctoris; (Hodgson, 1845)
Synonyms
	Rattus rattoides (Hodgson, 1845) ; Rattus turkestanicus (Satunin, 1903) ;

The Turkestan rat (Rattus pyctoris) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

Distribution and habitat

The species is found throughout continental Asia from Afghanistan to China, at altitudes from 1,200 to 4,250 m. It occurs in montane areas, rocky habitats and frequently near or on cultivated or residential land.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Smith, A.T.; Johnston, C.H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rattus pyctoris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19370A115150159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19370A22445185.en. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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. pp. 582–583. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[iucn-1] Smith, A.T.; Johnston, C.H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rattus pyctoris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19370A115150159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19370A22445185.en. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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