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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Spalacidae
--> SUBFAMILY Rhizomyinae
--> GENUS Rhizomys
SPECIES Rhizomys pruinosus
| Author: | Blyth, 1851. | | Citation: | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 20: 519. | | Common Name: | Hoary Bamboo Rat | | Type Locality: | India, Cherrapunji, Khasi Hills. | | Distribution: | S China (Yunnan, Ghizhou, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian; Zhang et al., 1997), NE India (Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Manipur; Agrawal, 2000), E Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam (Dang et al., 1994), south to Perak on Malay Peninsula (Chasen, 1940; Medway, 1969); 1000 to 4000 m in mountains. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992). Good regional reviews exist for India (Agrawal, 2000), Burma (Ellerman, 1961), Thailand (J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977a), and China (G. M. Allen, 1940). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
latouchei Thomas, 1915
pannosus Thomas, 1915
prusianus Shih, 1930
senex Thomas, 1915
umbriceps Thomas, 1916
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