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The soft-furred rat (Millardia meltada), or soft-furred metad, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae native to central Asia.
Video Soft-furred rat
Description
Head and body length is 13-16 cm. Tail ss 12-14 cm. Yellowish to brownish gray dorsally and whitish in the undeparts. Tail naked, blackish above, paler beneath. Fine dense fur shorter ventrally. Many shortish whiskers. Males are larger.
Maps Soft-furred rat
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, at altitudes from ssea level to 2,670 m asl. It inhabits tropical and sub-tropical forests and grasslands, also making use of irrigated croplands and other cultivated areas.
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References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894-1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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