Kerala rat

The Kerala rat or Ranjini’s field rat,^[1] (Rattus ranjiniae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Kerala, India. In Kerala, it is known only from fragmented locations in Alappuzha, Thrissur, and Thiruvananthapuram. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and swamps.^[2]

Kerala rat
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. ranjiniae
Binomial name
Rattus ranjiniae Agrawal & Ghosal, 1969

References

1. Molur, S. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rattus ranjiniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19359A115148504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19359A22442694.en.
2. CBSG CAMP Workshop, India 2000. Rattus ranjiniae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

Further reading

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.