Bandicota bengalensis
Lesser Bandicoot-rat
As recorded: Bandicota bengalensis (Gray, 1835)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- M Nadchatram & R M MitchellRudy Mitchell →M. Nadchatram →
- Locality
- Eastern Terai
- Region
- Nepal
- Identified by
- K M Helgen, 2007
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Bandicota bengalensis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-29.
2026-07-29
Jamrud, Pakistan
(c) Ameerhamza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-01
Kinmalin Kyun Road, Ayeyarwady, MM
(c) kyalsin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-06
24th Street, Mandalay, Mandalay, MM
(c) Khant Ye Yint ( Lord Khanevyr ov Mandralyx), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-02
Soma Nagar, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560065, India
(c) Samarth Jain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-10
Habiganj
(c) Syed Shoriful Islam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-06
Mahaaungmyay, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
(c) Danielle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Bandicota bengalensis. BPBM 30414. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92231718. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-np/30414.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92231718 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026