Sikkim rat

The Sikkim rat (Rattus andamanensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Order:Rodentia

Family:Muridae

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Sikkim rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. andamanensis
Binomial name
Rattus andamanensis (Blyth, 1860)
Synonyms
R. sikkimensis Hinton, 1919

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It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. The rat's coloring is brownish upperparts and a white underside^[2] The mitochondrial genome of Rattus andamanensis has 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 13 protein-coding genes, for a total of 37 genes which is similar to that of other vertebrates^[3]