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Malayan field rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Rattus tiomanicus
The Malayan field rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Malayan field rat
A young / baby of a Malayan field rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Malayan field rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the Malayan field rat
Malayan Field Rat or Rattus tiomanicus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
1. Malay, Malayan -- (a member of a people inhabiting the N Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the W Malay Archipelago)Malay
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