Species of Thailand
Large bamboo rat
Rhizomys sumatrensis, Thomas Stamford Raffles, 1821
The large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) is a species of rodents in the Spalacidae family found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Their typical diet includes bamboo roots, but they will also feed on cultivated tapioca and sugarcane.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Spalacidae
- Genus
- Rhizomys
- Species
- Rhizomys sumatrensis
Common names
- English:
- Indomalayan bamboo rat
- Large bamboo rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
- Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Somdet District, Kalasin
- Thong Pha Phum District, Kanchanaburi