Sikkim rat explained

The Sikkim rat (Rattus andamanensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. The rat's coloring is brownish upperparts and a white underside^[1] The mitochondrial genome of Rattus andamanensis has 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 13 protein-coding genes, for a total of 37 genes which is similar to that of other vertebrates^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-852808/Himalayan-field-rat "Himalayan field rat"
2. Lv . Xinfang . Li . Haotian . Li . Yaoyao . Wang . Jing . Wang . Xinlei . Li . Yuchun . Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Indochinese Forest Rat, Rattus andamanensis (Rodentia: Muridae) and its phylogenetic analysis . Mitochondrial DNA Part B . 2019 . 4 . 1455–1456 . Mitochondrial DNA . 10.1080/23802359.2019.1598811 . free .