East Asian House Rat

The tanezumi rat, also called the Asian house rat or yellow-breasted rat, is a rodent closely related to the black rat. It is widespread in eastern, southern and south-eastern Asia, including Bangladesh, the Himalayan region, South Asia, Nepal, China, East Asia, Korea and much of Southeast Asia (Wikipedia, general species account). Its occurrence in East Asia is independently supported by the national species catalogue used for this guide.

The cached account is one paragraph on range and gives no description, measurements, diet, behaviour or breeding information, so nothing more can be stated without going beyond the sources consulted (Wikipedia, general species account). Its occurrence in East Asia is independently supported by the national species catalogue used for this guide. The species is included in the Korean vertebrate catalogue used for this guide.