This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The Laotian rock rat, aka kha-nyou, hails from Khammouan Province and southern Bolikhamxai Province, in Laos; and also in a small area of Minh Hóa District, western Quảng Bình Province, in Vietnam. Even though these rodents face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of the mining industry and […]

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