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Bandicoot rats (Bandicota bengalensis) and mole rats (Nesokia indica) do considerable damage
in agricultural crops. These animals burrow extensively and may severely damage irrigation
systems by tunneling through canal walls. They are among the more serious vertebrate pests in
Bangladesh.


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