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Agriculture · Q106

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 106

Q106

Indian mole rat is zoologically known as

A.
Bandicota indica
B.
Mus musculus
C.
Bandicota bengalensis
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Indian mole rat is zoologically known as Bandicota bengalensis.
The lesser bandicoot rat, Sindhi rice rat, Bengal rat, or Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis) is a giant rat of Southern Asia, not related to the true bandicoots which are marsupials.
Bandicota bengalensis (Indian Mole Rat) is a species of rodent in the family of murid rodents. They are found in the palearctic and the indo-malayan realm. They are solitary omnivores. Individuals can grow to 47 mm.