Palm Rat (Rattus palmarum)

The Palm Rat.

The Palm Rat is currently listed as a vulnerable species (2003), and this particular species of rat is also endemic to India. The Palm Rat was first reported in 1869 by Zelebor.

They are from the Muridae family of rats, belonging to the genus Rattus. Rats of this genus are Old World Rats.

There has been very little research carried out on this particular species.

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Bibliography:

"Asiatic Black Bears", 2004.