Oriental House Rat (Rattus tanezumi)

About Oriental House Rat (Rattus tanezumi)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Mammals
• Order: Rodents
• Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies

The tanezumi rat, also known as the Asian rat or Asian house rat, yellow-breasted or buff-breasted rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is closely related to the black rat. It is widespread in eastern, southern and south-eastern Asia, being found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Source: Wikipedia