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Rattini

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Rattini
Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent
Rattus lutreolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Tribe: Rattini
Burnett, 1830
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Rattini is a very diverse tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. They are found around Asia and Australasia, with a few species in Europe and northern Africa. The most well-known members of this group are the true rats (genus Rattus), seen worldwide.