| Indian bush rat | |
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| At Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/GolundaG. ellioti
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| Binomial name | |
| Template:Taxonomy/GolundaGolunda ellioti Gray, 1837
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The Indian bush rat (Golunda ellioti) is a rodent species in the family Muridae. It is the only member of the genus Golunda.[2]
The species is widely distributed in the Indian Subcontinent west to Kohat and east to the Bhutan Dooars. It also occurs in Sri Lanka. As many as 11 subspecies are recognized.[3][4]
The genus name is derived from the Kannada name of Gulandi while the specific name is after Sir Walter Elliot.[5] The nominate form is from southern India. Other forms include limitaris (northwestern limits), paupera (Punjab), watsoni (Sind), gujerati (Gujarat), bombax (Bombay), coraginis (Coorg), coffaeus (Sri Lanka), newera (Sri Lanka), myiothrix (Nepal) and coenosa (Bhutan Duars, Hasimara).[4]
Description[edit | edit source]
Head and body length is 12–14 cm. Tail is 9-11. Yellowish brown upperparts are speckled with black and reddish yellow. Ventral surface grayish with a yellowish speckle. Orange-yellow incisor teeth. Tail, dark above and yellowish below. Body fur spiny. Rounded head with a blunt nose, with small eyes mark. Relatively short bill.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. (2016). "Golunda ellioti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9303A115091717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9303A22420024.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- ↑ Template:MSW3 Muroidea
- ↑ Oldfield, T. (1923). "Scientific results from the Mammal Survey. No. XLII. The distribution and geographical races of the Gulandi Bush Rats (Golunda ellioti)". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 29: 373–376.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ellerman, J.R. (1941). The families and genera of living rodents. Volume 2. Family Muridae. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 267–268.
- ↑ Blanford, W.T. (1891). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. Taylor and Francis, London. pp. 427–428.