The tanezumi rat (Rattus tanezumi), also called the Asian house rat, East Asian house rat, Oriental house rat, Oriental rat or Oriental roof rat, is a rodent of the family Muridae that is indigenous to southern Asia and has been introduced elsewhere. It was first described as Mus tanezumi by Temminck in 1844, and belongs to the Rattus rattus species complex, whose limits are not well defined. Adults have bodies of about 114 to 224 mm with a tail of similar length, and olive-brown fur above with paler fur below. It is an adaptable omnivore that mainly eats plant matter, is often found around buildings and farmland, and can be an economically important pest in rice, coconut, banana and maize crops. Litters are of 3 to 7 pups, and breeding takes place throughout the year.
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extend from eastern Afghanistan through central and southern Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, northern Bangladesh and northeastern India into southern and central China
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Source Tanezumi rat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
extend from eastern Afghanistan through central and southern Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, northern Bangladesh and northeastern India into southern and central China
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Source Tanezumi rat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
extend from eastern Afghanistan through central and southern Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, northern Bangladesh and northeastern India into southern and central China
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Source Tanezumi rat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
extend from eastern Afghanistan through central and southern Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, northern Bangladesh and northeastern India into southern and central China
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tanezumi rat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
extend from eastern Afghanistan through central and southern Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, northern Bangladesh and northeastern India into southern and central China
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Tanezumi rat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
extend from eastern Afghanistan through central and southern Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, northern Bangladesh and northeastern India into southern and central China
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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In the Philippines this species is common in disturbed lowland and montane forest
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Biology
is an omnivorous mammal that mainly eats plant matter
Biology, relationship to people
This species can be an economically important pest in rice fields
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has been introduced elsewhere
Distribution and habitat
extend from eastern Afghanistan through central and southern Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, northern Bangladesh and northeastern India into southern and central China
Distribution and habitat, where it lives
In the Philippines this species is common in disturbed lowland and montane forest
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