Bandicota
| Bandicota | |
|---|---|
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| Lesser bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Bandicota Gray, 1873 |
| Species | |
Bandicota is a genus of rodents from Asia. They are known as the bandicoot rats.
Species
Genus Bandicota - bandicoot rats
- Lesser bandicoot rat, B. bengalensis Gray and Hardwicke, 1833
- Greater bandicoot rat, B. indica Bechstein, 1800
- Savile's bandicoot rat, B. savilei Thomas, 1916
References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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