Bandicota bengalensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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. They can be up to 40 cm (16 in) long (including the tail), are considered a pest in the cereal crops and gardens of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, and emit piglike grunts when attacking. The name bandicoot is derived from the Telugu language word pandikokku, which translates loosely to "pig-rat". Like the better known rats in the genus Rattus, bandicoot rats are members of the family Muridae. Their fur is dark or (rarely) pale brown dorsally, occasionally blackish, and light to dark grey ventrally. The head-body length is around 250 mm, and the uniformly dark tail is shorter than the head-body length.
These rats are also known to inhabit houses in villages and are particularly aggressive when threatened. The controls are done by mechanical (mouse trap etc.), rodenticides and biological control (by introducing rodent diseases etc.)
Commonly, it lives in cultivated plains and gardens and is one of the most destructive pests to crops and cultivation... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Bandicoot-rat sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 10th most-seen of the 10 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Bandicoot-rat in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August and November–January, the lowest months.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Lesser Bandicoot-rat sightings, Bengaluru ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Bandicoot-rat is recorded against all the mammals logged in Bengaluru (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
