Bandicota bengalensis - #764
Lesser Bandicoot Rat
Side view of captive
Geographic Distribution
Probable natural range extends from N and SE Pakistan (the Punjab and Sind, respectively) through most of India, Sri Lanka, S lowlands of Nepal, and Bangladesh east to Burma. Introduced to Penang Isl off the W coast of Malay Peninsula, the Aceh region of N Sumatra and E Java, and Saudi Arabia.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Bandicota
Specific Epithet
bengalensis
Image Location
Tolworth Laboratory Studio, Surrey, England, UK
Image Date
1974
Photographer
E J Taylor