Bandicota

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Subfamily Murinae Higher classification Murinae		Phylum Chordata Family Muridae Scientific name Bandicota Rank Genus

Lower classifications Greater bandicoot rat, Lesser bandicoot rat, Savile's bandicoot rat

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

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