Bamboo rat (scientific name: Rhizomyidae) belongs to the genus Bamboo of the order Mammalia. Feeds on the underground stems, roots, twigs and stems of bamboo. Named for eating mainly bamboo, wild species are very precious. Of course, there are many species of bamboo rats, and many of them can be used as pets to keep. So what kinds of bamboo rats are there?

1. Silver Star Bamboo Rat, wise name is Hoary Bamboo Rat, R. pruinosus. Mainly in southeastern China, India, the Malay Peninsula and other places haunt. For example, in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, Fujian and other places, the silver star bamboo rat can often be seen. This kind of rodent mainly lives underground and feeds on reed grass roots, rhizomes, bamboo roots, bamboo joints, bamboo leaves, and bamboo shoots, and can reproduce in four seasons.

2. Little Bamboo Rat, wise name is Lesser Bamboo Rat, Cannomys badius. In the entire bamboo rat race, this is the smallest one. They mainly live in western Yunnan, Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and other places. The number of this small bamboo rat is relatively rare, and they mostly burrow in environments such as canna and cassava to survive.

3. Big Bamboo Rat, English name is Large Bamboo Rat, R. sumatrensis. This kind of bamboo rat is large and strong, and it is mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, my country. In addition, the traces of their lives can also be seen in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. Among them, the big bamboo rat likes to go out in the morning and evening, and is used to eating bamboo roots and bamboo shoots, and its number is relatively rare.

4. Chinese bamboo rat, the English name is Chinese Bamboo Rat, Rhizomys sinensis. Also known as bamboo root rat, bamboo root pig, bamboo raccoon, mango raccoon, bamboo weasel, grass root rat, barmao rat. Mainly distributed in the central and southern regions of my country, and also distributed in northern Myanmar and Vietnam. So you can see them in Guangdong, Guangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Hubei, southern Gansu and many other places.

The main varieties of bamboo rat are silver star bamboo rat, small bamboo rat, big bamboo rat and Chinese bamboo rat. Although they are close relatives, there are many differences. If you want to know more about them, you should also read more related materials.