Hoary bamboo rat

Hoary bamboo rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Rhizomys
Species:
R. pruinosus
Binomial name
Rhizomys pruinosus
Blyth, 1851

The hoary bamboo rat (Rhizomys pruinosus) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), East Asia (China) and South Asia (India).[citation needed]

  1. ^ Aplin, K.; Lunde, D. & Molur, S. (2008). "Rhizomys pruinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2014-09-30. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.