Cutch rat

Cutch rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Cremnomys
Species:	C. cutchicus
Binomial name
Cremnomys cutchicus Wroughton, 1912
Synonyms
Cremnomys australis Thomas, 1916 Cremnomys australis ssp. siva Thomas, 1916 Cremnomys cutchicus ssp. leechi Harrison, 1974 Cremnomys cutchicus ssp. medius (Thomas, 1916) Cremnomys medius ssp. caenosa Thomas, 1916 Cremnomys medius Thomas, 1916 Cremnomys medius ssp. rajput Thomas, 1916 Cremnomys medius ssp. caenosus Thomas, 1916 Rattus cutchicus ssp. rajput (Thomas, 1916) Rattus cutchicus ssp. siva (Thomas, 1916) Rattus cutchicus (Wroughton, 1912) Rattus cutchicus ssp. australis (Thomas, 1916) Rattus cutchicus ssp. cutchicus (Wroughton, 1912)

The Cutch rat or Cutch rock-rat (Cremnomys cutchicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in India, where it is widely distributed in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Rajasthan.

References

• Baillie, J. & CBSG CAMP India Workshop 2000. Cremnomys cutchicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.