ens , ▁but ▁s eld om ▁inv ades ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Be hav iour ▁The ▁Mal ay an ▁field ▁rat ▁is ▁no ct urn al . ▁It ▁clim bs ▁well ▁and ▁sp ends ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁in ▁trees ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for aging ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁It ▁h ides ▁in ▁log ▁p iles , ▁he aps ▁of ▁pal m ▁fr onds , ▁under ▁fallen ▁logs ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁crow ns ▁of ▁pal m ▁trees . ▁It ▁fe eds ▁on ▁both ▁veget able ▁and ▁animal ▁matter , ▁with ▁oil ▁pal m ▁f ruits ▁forming ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁di et . ▁ ▁Status ▁The ▁Mal ay an ▁field ▁rat ▁is ▁an ▁abund ant ▁and ▁adapt able ▁species ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁wide ▁range , ▁a ▁large ▁total ▁population ▁and ▁an ▁ability ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁environments . ▁No ▁particular ▁thre ats ▁have ▁been ▁identified , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁areas ▁it ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁p est . ▁The ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature ▁has ▁ass essed ▁its ▁conservation ▁status ▁as ▁being ▁of ▁" le ast ▁concern ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R att us ▁Category : R ats ▁of ▁Asia ▁Rat , ▁Mal ay an ▁Field ▁Category : R od ents ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁Category : R od ents ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Rat , ▁Mal ay an ▁Field ▁Category : M amm als ▁of ▁Br une i ▁Category : M amm als ▁of ▁Bor neo ▁Category : M amm als ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Category