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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