| Little Indochinese Field Rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. sakeratensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rattus sakeratensis Gyldenstolpe, 1917 [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Rattus losea(Swinhoe, 1871) | |
The little Indochinese field rat (Rattus sakeratensis) is a common long-tailed rodent of the rat genus Rattus , in the family Muridae. It is mostly found in Southeast Asia, specifically concentrated in northern and central Thailand and the Vientiane Plain in northwestern Laos. [1] [2]
Initially considered to be a variant of Rattus losea , the little Indochinese field rat was recently determined to be its own separate species due to its propinquity with Rattus tanezumi . [3]