East Asian House Rat

The tanezumi rat, also called the Asian house rat or yellow-breasted rat, is a rodent closely related to the black rat. It is widespread in eastern, southern and south-eastern Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea and much of Southeast Asia (Wikipedia, general species account). Its occurrence in Japan is independently supported by the national species catalogue used for this guide.

The cached account is one paragraph on range and gives no description, measurements, diet, behaviour or breeding information, so nothing more can be stated without going beyond the sources consulted (Wikipedia, general species account). Its occurrence in Japan is independently supported by the national species catalogue used for this guide. Its occurrence in Japan is independently supported by the national species catalogue and distribution evidence used for this regional guide.