Bandicota bengalensis - #3467
Lesser Bandicoot Rat
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
India, Gujarat state, Great Rann of Kutch, Banni Grasslands
Image Date
22 February 2007
Photographer
J Hall