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Andaman rat, the Glossary

The Andaman rat (Rattus stoicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[1]

11 relations: Andaman Islands, Endemism, Gerrit Smith Miller Jr., Height above mean sea level, Henry Lawrence Island, IUCN Red List, Middle Andaman Island, Muridae, Nocturnality, Rodent, South Andaman Island.
Endemic fauna of the Andaman Islands

Andaman Islands

The Andaman Islands are an archipelago, made up of 200 islands, in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region.

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Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Gerrit Smith Miller Jr.

Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. (December 6, 1869 – February 24, 1956), was an American zoologist and botanist.

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Height above mean sea level

Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.

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Henry Lawrence Island

Henry Lawrence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands.

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IUCN Red List

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species.

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Middle Andaman Island

Middle Andaman Island is an island of the Andaman Islands.

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Muridae

The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Rodent

Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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