Lesser ricefield rat

Lesser rice-field rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. losea
Binomial name
Rattus losea (Swinhoe, 1871)

The lesser ricefield rat (Rattus losea) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

References

• Baillie, J. 1996. Rattus losea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
• 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.