Ma.10 Rattus argentiventer (Field rat)

Phylum : Chordata

Class :  Mammalia

Order : Rodentia

Family : Muridae

Genus : Rattus

Species : argentiventer

Description :

·         It is a medium-sized rat with a grizzled yellow-brown and black pelage.Its belly is gray in the midline with whiter flanks.The tail is uniformly medium brown.They have chisel-like incisor.They feed at night and actively moving at dusk and dawn.

IUIUCN status : least concern