09. Nillu Rat

 


Common Name:   Sri lanka mountain rat

Scientific Name:  Rattus montanus

Animal Family:  Muridae

Description:  Grayish brown with a reddish tinge dorsally, darkest along back. Underparts gray grading into whitish. Chin and upper throat white. Tail balckish brown with fine dark hairs.

Habitat:  Knuckles, Horton plains, Nuwara Eliya, and Ohiya in the central highlands of central and Uva provinces of Sri lanka.

Foods:  Fruits, vegetables, cooked egg, grains and seeds.

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