Rattini
Appearance
Rattini Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent
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Rattus lutreolus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Murinae |
Tribe: | Rattini Burnett, 1830 |
Genera | |
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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.