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The greater bandicoot rat or Indian bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It can grow to about 30–45 cm without including the tail which can grow to 28 cm.
The lesser bandicoot rat, Sindhi rice rat, Bengal rat or Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis) is a giant rat of Southern Asia, not related to the true bandicoots which are marsupials. They can be up to 40 cm long (including the tail), are considered a pest in the cereal crops and gardens of India and Sri Lanka , and emit piglike grunts when ...
The short-tailed bandicoot rat is a nocturnal rodent and spends most of its time in a burrow which comprises many tunnels and chambers. The depths may be up to 60 cm and the burrow may be up to 9 m long, covering an area of up to 120 m 2. One chamber is lined with vegetation for nesting. [3] The gestation period is believed to be about 17 days. [6]
Bandicota is a genus of rodents from Asia known as the bandicoot rats. Their common name and genus name are derived from the Telugu language word pandikokku (పందికొక్కు). DNA studies have found the group to be a monophyletic clade sister to the radiation of Molucca and Australian Rattus species as part of the paraphyletic ...
Lesser bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis) (Gray & Hardwicke, 1833) Greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica) (Bechstein, 1800) Bower's white-toothed rat (Berylmys bowersi) (Anderson, 1879) Kenneth's white-toothed rat (Berylmys mackenziei) (Thomas, 1916) Manipur white-toothed rat (Berylmys manipulus) (Thomas, 1916)
The bandicoot is a member of the order Peramelemorphia, and the word "bandicoot" is often used informally to refer to any peramelemorph, such as the bilby. [2] The term originally referred to the unrelated Indian bandicoot rat from the Telugu word pandikokku (పందికొక్కు) wherein pandi means pig and kokku means rat.
He is typically depicted holding Indian sweets as a sign of the abundance and prosperity that he bestows on devotees. His vehicle, known as a ‘vahana,’ is the large Indian bandicoot rat ...
Sahyadris forest rat; Servant mouse; Short-tailed bandicoot rat; Sikkim mountain vole; Sikkim rat; Smoke-bellied rat; Soft-furred rat; South China field mouse; Spotted giant flying squirrel; Indian palm squirrel