Name:Pigtail rat
Alias:Pigtail rat,Wuyishan tailed rat, pig tailed rat, gray blind rat, blind rat
Outline:Rodents
Family:Rodentia Myrmecophaga Gnaphalidae
length:71-76mm
IUCN:LC
The genus-level and species-level taxonomic units of the Chinese pig-tailed rat are very stable and undisputed. The more controversial is the number of its subspecies. The latest research shows that it contains only 2 subspecies. The other two subspecies (<daloushanensis, chapensis>) have species-level status.
The pig-tailed rat is a terrestrial herbivore that can use echolocation to assist activities at night. Its diet consists of leaves, stems, fruits and seeds. Dioecious, internal fertilization, viviparous, 3 to 8 pups per litter.
Listed in the 2016 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, ver 3.1 - Least Concern (LC).