Bandicota indica

DISTRIBUTION: Sri Lanka, peninsular India north to Nepal, NE India (Assam), Burma, S China (Yunnan and Hong Kong Isl), Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Introduced into Kedah and Perlis regions of Malay Peninsula (Harrison, 1956; J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977 a) as well as Sumatra and Java (Musser and Newcomb, 1983). Its spotty distribution may reflect other geographic introductions (Taiwan for example); " since it is commensal, large, and delicious to eat, this bandicoot may have been spread by man in comparatively recent times " (J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977 a: 428).

Sumber: Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

DISTRIBUTION: Sri Lanka; India to S. China, Vietnam, Sumatra, and Java.

Sumber: Order Rodentia (Part 5)

Habitat. Disturbed habitats including secondary rainforests, villages, rice paddies, potato crops, and wide variety of other agricultural areas from sea level to elevations of c. 1500 m.

Sumber: Muridae

Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Greater Bandicoot Rat builds burrow systems similar to those of the Lesser Bandicoot Rat (B. bengalensis). It often is observed feeding near entrances of burrows. Burrow systems usually contain several individuals of different sexes. It is very aggressive when trapped alive.