Lesser bandicoot rat Bandicota bengalensis Least concern
Where the lesser bandicoot rat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 29 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Bandicota bengalensis |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 3 countries |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
Where does the lesser bandicoot rat live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser bandicoot rat in 3 countries and territories across Asia.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the lesser bandicoot rat endangered?
The lesser bandicoot rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the lesser bandicoot rat?
The lesser bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Bandicota. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the lesser bandicoot rat
The lesser bandicoot rat, Sindhi rice rat, Bengal rat or Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis) is a giant rat of Southern Asia, not related to the true bandicoots which are marsupials. They can be up to 40 cm (16 in) long (including the tail), are considered a pest in the cereal crops and gardens of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, and emit piglike grunts when attacking. The name bandicoot is derived from the Telugu language word pandikokku, which translates loosely to "pig-rat". Like the better known rats in the genus Rattus, bandicoot rats are members of the family Muridae. Their fur is dark or (rarely) pale brown dorsally, occasionally blackish, and light to dark grey ventrally. The head-body length is around 250 mm, and the uniformly dark tail is shorter than the head-body length.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser bandicoot rat (revision 1343117729), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q789992 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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