Biology:Turkestan rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rattus |
| Species: | R. pyctoris
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| Rattus pyctoris (Hodgson, 1845)
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The Turkestan rat (Rattus pyctoris) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
Distribution and habitat
The species is found throughout continental Asia from Afghanistan to China, at altitudes from 1,200 to 4,250 m. It occurs in montane areas, rocky habitats and frequently near or on cultivated or residential land.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, A.T.; Johnston, C.H. (2016). "Rattus pyctoris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19370A115150159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19370A22445185.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19370/115150159. Retrieved 8 March 2022.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 582–583. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001774.
Wikidata ☰ Q1766361 entry
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