Stumble this page!Nillu rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Rattus montanus
The Nillu rat is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Nillu rat
A young / baby of a Nillu rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Nillu rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Sri Lanka
Facts about the Nillu rat
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1. Rattus, genus Rattus -- (common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge)
Rattus
genus Rattus
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