Greater Bandicoot-rat

The greater bandicoot rat grows to about 30 to 45 cm without the tail, which can reach 28 cm. It is not fussy about food, eating household refuse, grain and vegetables, and is a serious pest on poultry farms. It lives around human dwellings, in compounds and gardens and near rubbish bins, and its Sinhala name maha uru-meeya means pig-rat (Wikipedia, general species account).

Litters are large, 8 to 14 pups, and a female may have 8 to 10 litters in a lifespan of about a year, maturing at 50 to 60 days. No Sri Lankan ecology was found for this entry. Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).