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Rattus
argentiventer
(Robinson and Kloss, 1916). J. Straits Br. Roy. Asiat.
Soc., 73:274.
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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Rice-field
rat.
DISTRIBUTION—Thailand
to New Guinea. In the Philippines, recorded on Cebu (UPLB), Luzon (Laguna
[UPLB] Province), Mindanao (Davao del Sur [FMNH] Province),
Mindoro (FMNH), Negros (UPLB).
HABITAT—Rice-fields,
grasslands, and plantations (Payne et al., 1985).
STATUS—Non-native;
may be locally abundant.
COMMENT—Originally
reported from the Philippines as R. rattus umbriventer Kellogg
1945 (Barbehenn et al., 1973; Musser, 1973).
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