Savile's bandicoot rat
Species of rodent
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Savile's bandicoot rat (Bandicota savilei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. This species inhabits dry agricultural lands, where they feed on crops such as corn.[2]
| Savile's bandicoot rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Bandicota |
| Species: | B. savilei |
| Binomial name | |
| Bandicota savilei Thomas, 1916 | |
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Parasites
Source:[3]
- Leptospira spp.
- Orientia tsutsugamushi
- Bartonella spp.
- Hantaviruses
