Rhizomys pruinosus Blyth 1851

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Spalacidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 907-926 : 914

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Rhizomys pruinosus Blyth 1851 , J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 20: 519.

Type Locality: India, Cherrapunji, Khasi Hills.

Vernacular Names: Hoary Bamboo Rat.

Synonyms: Rhizomys latouchei Thomas 1915 ; Rhizomys pannosus Thomas 1915 ; Rhizomys prusianus Shih 1930 ; Rhizomys senex Thomas 1915 ; Rhizomys umbriceps Thomas 1916 .

Distribution: S China (Yunnan, Ghizhou, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian; Zhang et al., 1997), NE India (Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Manipur; Agrawal, 2000), E Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam ( Dang et al., 1994), south to Perak on Malay Peninsula ( Chasen, 1940; Medway, 1969); 1000 to 4000 m in mountains.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992). Good regional reviews exist for India ( Agrawal, 2000), Burma ( Ellerman, 1961), Thailand (J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977 a), and China (G. M. Allen, 1940).