Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

Family : MURIDAE
Subfamily : Murinae
13. Rattus burrus (Miller)
1902. Mus burrus Miller, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 24 : 768. (Trinket Island, Nicobar Islands,
India).
2002. Rattus burrus : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 217.
Common Name : Miller’s Nicobar Rat.
Habitat : Evergreen rain forests.
Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands : Trinket Island.
Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Endangered; IUCN (Wilson and Reeder, 2005) :
Vulnerable.
14. Rattus palmarum (Zelebor)
1869. Mus palmarum Zelebor, Reise Oesterr. Fregatte Novara. Zool., (Wirbelthiere),
Saugeth., p.26.(Probably Great Nicobar, Nicobar Islands, India).
2002. Rattus palmarum : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 218.
Common Name : Zelebor’s Nicobar Rat.
Habitat : Sutropical or tropical dry forests and mangrove forests.
Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands probably Great Nicobar.
Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Critically Endangered; IUCN (Wilson and Reeder, 2005)
Vulnerable. Population, biology and ecology are not known.
15. Rattus stoicus (Miller)
1902. Mus stoicus Miller, Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 24 : 759. (Henry Lawrence Island, Andaman
Islands, India).
2002. Rattus stoicus : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 220.
Common Name : Miller’s Long-footed Rat.
Habitat : Evergreen rain forests.
Distribution : India : Henry Lawrence and near by islands, Little Andaman and South
Andaman.
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