Fauna

Rattus rattus arboreus (Horsfield)
House Rat (Eng.), Indur (Beng.)


Scientific Name

Rattus rattus arboreus (Horsfield)

Common Name

House Rat (Eng.), Indur (Beng.)

Taxonomy
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Rattus
Species rattus arboreus
Author Name and Year (Horsfield)
Habitat Terrestrial, Fossorial, Coconut and Palm trees, Huts
Food Habit Grass, Seeds
Distribution in India West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh
Distribution in West Bengal (District wise) Bankura, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Kolkata, Howrah, Hoogly, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Malda, Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Purulia, Dinajpur
Importance/Significance Serious pest of crops, cause damage to human property. Also spread plague desease
Status
IUCN least concern
WPA Schedule V
CITES
Endemicity
Remarks
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