Bower's white-toothed rat


Bower's white-toothed rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae native to southeast Asia.

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, including plantations, subtropical and montane forests, cultivated fields, shrubland, and disturbed forests. While patchily distributed, it is common and locally abundant.