Oriental House Rat

Fascinating facts about the Oriental House Rat

• Tanezumi rats are 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.
• The species is present on remote islands such as the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Fiji.
• The tanezumi rat is known by several common names such as Asian rat, Asian house rat, yellow-breasted rat and buff-breasted rat. It belongs to the rodent family Muridae, placing it among the typical mouse-like mammals.
• Its distribution spans eastern, southern and south-eastern Asia, covering a total of nineteen distinct locations from Bangladesh in the west to Vietnam in the east. The full list includes 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.

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At a glance

About the Oriental House Rat

In the shadowy recesses of Asian cities, the Oriental House Rat navigates a hidden world of crumbling brick and scavenged sustenance, its slender form darting with furtive purpose through the dusty alleys and forgotten courtyards. With eyes aglow like lanterns in the dark, this unassuming rodent weaves a secret existence, its nimble paws barely whispering against the stone as it pursues its nocturnal quest for scraps and shelter. As it moves unseen, the Oriental House Rat embodies the resourceful, adaptable spirit of its kind, a testament to the enduring presence of wildness in even the most unlikely of urban landscapes.

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