Real bandi rat

Real bandi rat
	Bandicota indica ( Bandicota indica )
Systematics
Family :	Long-tailed mice (Muridae)
Subfamily :	Old World Mice (Murinae)
Tribe :	Rattini
	Rattus group
Genre :	Bandicut rats ( Bandicota )
Type :	Real bandi rat
Scientific name
	Bandicota indica
	( Bechstein , 1800)

The real or large bandicut rat ( Bandicota indica ) is a rodent species within the bandicut rat that occurs in South and Southeast Asia .

features

The species reaches a head-trunk length of 18.8 to 32.8 centimeters and a tail length of 19 to 28 centimeters. The weight varies between 500 and 1000 grams. The rear foot length is 46 to 60 millimeters, the ear length 25 to 33 millimeters. It is a very large rat and the largest type of bandi rat. The fur is rough and shaggy. It is dark black-brown and interspersed with long and coarse black outer hair along the back line. The sides of the body are brown-gray, the belly side dark gray-brown. The tail is thickened and slightly shorter than the length of the body. It is plain dark brown to almost black and covered with short stiff hair. The tops of the hands and feet are dark black-brown, the claws are pale brown and enlarged for digging. The females have 6 pairs of teats .

distribution

The distribution area of the real bandican rat extends over South and Southeast Asia. It extends from most of India , Nepal and the south of the People's Republic of China through Sri Lanka , Bangladesh , Myanmar , Thailand , Laos , Cambodia and Vietnam . In China, the species occurs in the provinces of Yunnan , Sichuan , Fujian and Guangdong , and it lives on the islands of Taiwan and Cát Bà . In addition, the species was introduced by humans to northern Malaysia , where it occurs in Kedah and Perlis , and to Indonesia on the island of Java . It is unclear whether populations in other areas, such as those in Taiwan, were also established through displacement. The altitude distribution extends to about 1500 meters.

Way of life

The real bandi rat lives in the area of human dwellings and settlements and occurs in agricultural areas, in settlements and also in cities. The animals build large earthworks on sandbanks, in rice field dams and on the edges of fields. They are nocturnal and prefer habitats near water and are mainly found in rice fields in the lowlands. They spend the day in their burrows and leave them after dusk to look for food at night. The animals are omnivorous ( omnivorous ) and feed on both animal food such as snails, crustaceans, insects and worms, as well as plant foods such as fruits, seeds, tubers and roots, sugar cane, rice and leaves.

The rat litter consists of five to seven young animals, which reach sexual maturity after about 170 days. Captured and startled animals are described as aggressive.

Systematics

The real bandicut rat is classified as a separate species within the genus of bandicut rats ( Bandicota ), which consists of three species. The first scientific description comes from Johann Matthäus Bechstein from 1800, who described the species on the basis of individuals from Puducherry in southern India.

No subspecies are distinguished within the species.

Status, threat and protection

The real bandi rat is known to be an agricultural pest. The population is considered stable and in some areas the occurrences are described as very numerous. As a species adapted to human activities, the populations and also the areas of distribution have increased thanks to the expansion of agriculture. The species is listed accordingly by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) as " Least Concern " . This is justified by the very widespread distribution and the high population figures as well as the good adaptability to numerous and human-influenced habitats.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Andrew T. Smith, Darrin Lunde: Greater Bandicoot Council. In: Andrew T. Smith , Yan Xie: A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 2008, ISBN 978-0-691-09984-2 , p. 257.

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bandicota indica in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2015.2. Posted by: K. Aplin, D. Lunde, S. Molur, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2015.

↑ ^a ^b Bandicota indica ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2 In: Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .

literature

Andrew T. Smith, Darrin Lunde: Greater Bandicoot Council. In: Andrew T. Smith , Yan Xie: A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 2008, ISBN 978-0-691-09984-2 , p. 257.

Web links

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Bandicota indica inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015.2. Posted by: K. Aplin, D. Lunde, S. Molur, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2015.

[Smith_&_Yan_Xie_2009-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Andrew T. Smith, Darrin Lunde: Greater Bandicoot Council. In: Andrew T. Smith , Yan Xie: A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 2008, ISBN 978-0-691-09984-2 , p. 257.

[IUCN-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bandicota indica in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2015.2. Posted by: K. Aplin, D. Lunde, S. Molur, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2015.