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title: "Rata Indochina"
description: "Rattus andamanensis — Mamíferos. The Sikkim rat (Rattus andamanensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/indochinese-forest-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rata Indochina

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

- Scientific name: *Rattus andamanensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 117
- Wikidata: [Q310472](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310472)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74994](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74994)

## Names

- en: Indochinese Forest Rat
- de: Indochinesische Waldratte
- es: Rata Indochina
- pt: Rattus sikkimensis
- pl: Szczur indochiński

## Countries with the most observations

HK (38), CN (11)

## Summary

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
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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim_rat

## Photo

![Rata Indochina](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indochinese-forest-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10389084

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indochinese-forest-rat?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).