Millardia meltada is a

Millardia meltada is a Grass rat.
The soft-furred rat (Millardia meltada), or soft-furred metad, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae native to South Asia.
Head and body length is 13 - 16 cm. Yellowish to brownish gray dorsally and whitish in the underparts. Tail naked, blackish above, paler beneath. Fine dense fur shorter ventrally. Males are larger.
It inhabits tropical and sub-tropical forests and grasslands, also making use of irrigated croplands and other cultivated areas.