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Taxon: Genus Rattus Fischer de Waldheim, 1803 - rats (mammal)
Classification by:

Natura - nature
   actualia - actual entities
     Mundus Plinius - physical world
       naturalia - natural bodies
         Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
           Clade neomura Cavalier-Smith, 1987
             Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
               Clade discaria Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                 Clade dorsates Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                   Clade podiates Cavalier-Smith, 2012
                     Clade Amorphea Adl et al. 2012 [Simpson, Medina & Adl 2020]
                       Clade Obazoa Brown, Sharpe, Silberman, Heiss, Lang, Simpson & Roger 2013
                         Clade Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987 [Simpson & Medina 2020] - animal-fungal clade
                           Superkingdom Holozoa Lang, O'Kelly, Nerad, Gray & Burger, 2002
                             Clade filozoa Shalchian-Tabrizi, Minge, Espelund, Orr, Ruden, Jakobsen & Cavalier-Smith, 2008
                               Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
                                 Clade Planulozoa Wallberg, Thollesson, Farris & Jondelius 2004
                                   Subkingdom Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians
                                     Clade Nephrozoa Jondelius, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguñà & Riutort 2002
                                       Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
                                         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
                                           Subphylum Craniata auct.
                                             Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates
                                               Clade Pan-Gnathostomata Downs 2020
                                                 Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
                                                   [crown] Clade Eugnathostomata
                                                     Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                       Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                         Clade Pan-Sarcopterygii
                                                           Clade Sarcopterygii Romer, 1955
                                                             Clade Dipnotetrapodomorpha Nelson, 2006
                                                               Clade Rhipidistia Cope, 1887
                                                                 Clade Tetrapodomorpha Ahlberg, 1991
                                                                   Clade Osteolepidida Boulenger 1901 [Cloutier & Ahlberg 1996]
                                                                     Clade Eotetrapodiformes Coates & Friedman, 2010
                                                                       [crown] Clade Elpistostegalia Camp & Allison, 1961
                                                                         Clade Stegocephali Cope 1868 [Laurin 2020]
                                                                           Clade Labyrinthodontia Owen 1859 [Laurin 2020]
                                                                             Clade Tetrapoda Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Laurin 2020]
                                                                               Clade Pan-Amniota Rowe 2004 [Laurin & Smithson 2020]
                                                                                 Clade Batrachosauria
                                                                                   Clade Amniota Haeckel 1866 [Laurin & Reisz 2020]
                                                                                     Clade Synapsida Osborn 1903 [Laurin & Reisz 2020]
                                                                                       [crown] Clade Therapsida Broom 1905 [Rowe 2020]
                                                                                         Clade Theriodontia Owen, 1876
                                                                                           Clade Eutheriodontia
                                                                                             Clade Cynodontia Owen 1861 [Rowe 2020]
                                                                                               Clade Epicynodontia Hopson & Kitching 2001
                                                                                                 Clade Eucynodontia Kemp 1982 [Rowe 1993]
                                                                                                   Clade Probainognathia Hopson, 1990
                                                                                                     Clade Mammaliamorpha Rowe 1988 [Rowe 2020]
                                                                                                       Clade Mammaliaformes Rowe 1988 [Rowe 2020]
                                                                                                         Clade Amphilestheria Gaetano & Rougier 2011
                                                                                                           Clade Holotheria Wible, Rougier, Novacek, McKenna & Dashzeveg 1995
                                                                                                             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
                                                                                                               Clade Theriimorpha Rowe 1993
                                                                                                                 Clade Theriiformes Rowe 1988
                                                                                                                   Clade Trechnotheria McKenna 1975
                                                                                                                     Clade Cladotheria McKenna 1975
                                                                                                                       Clade Zatheria McKenna 1975
                                                                                                                         Clade Prototribosphenida Wible, Rougier, Novacek, McKenna & Dashzeveg 1995
                                                                                                                           Clade Boreosphenida Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska 2001
                                                                                                                             Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
                                                                                                                               Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                                                                                                                                 Cohort Placentalia Owen, 1837 - placentals
                                                                                                                                   Magnorder Boreoeutheria Springer & de Jong, 2001
                                                                                                                                     Superorder Euarchontoglires Murphy, Stanyon & O'Brien, 2001
                                                                                                                                       Grandorder Glires Linnaeus, 1758
                                                                                                                                         Mirorder Simplicidentata Weber, 1904
                                                                                                                                           Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
                                                                                                                                             Suborder Supramyomorpha D'Elía, Fabre & Lessa, 2019
                                                                                                                                               Infraorder Myomorphi
                                                                                                                                                 Superfamily Muroidea Batsch, 1788
                                                                                                                                                   Family Muridae Batsch, 1788 - rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils
                                                                                                                                                     Subfamily Murinae Batsch, 1788 - Old World mice and rats
                                                                                                                                                       Genus Rattus Fischer de Waldheim, 1803 - rats
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus adustus Sody, 1940
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus annandalei (Bonhote, 1903) - Annandale's rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus argentiventer (Robinson & Kloss, 1916) - ricefield rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus baluensis (Thomas, 1894) - summit rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus bontanus Thomas, 1921
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus burrus (Miller, 1902)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus colletti (Thomas, 1904) - dusky rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus elaphinus Sody, 1941
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus enganus (Miller, 1906)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus everetti (Guenther, 1879)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848) - Polynesian rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus feliceus Thomas, 1920
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus foramineus Sody, 1941
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus fuscipes (Waterhouse, 1839) - bush rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus giluwensis Hill, 1960
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus hainaldi Kitchener et al., 1991
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus hoffmanni (Matschie, 1901) - wild Sulawesian rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus hoogerwerfi Chasen, 1939
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus jobiensis Ruemmler, 1935
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus koopmani Musser & Holden, 1991
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus korinchi (Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus leucopus (Gray, 1867) - mottle-tailed rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus losea (Swinhoe, 1871) - lesser ricefield rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus lugens (Miller, 1903)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus lutreolus (J.E. Gray, 1841) - Australian swamp rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus macleari (Thomas, 1887) - Christmas Island rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus marmosurus Thomas, 1921
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus mindorensis (Thomas, 1898)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus mollicomulus Tate & Archbold, 1935
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus montanus Phillips, 1932
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus mordax (Thomas, 1904)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus morotaiensis Kellogg, 1945
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus nativitatis (Thomas, 1889) - Christmas Island rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus nitidus (Hodgson, 1845) - Himalayan rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) - brown rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus novaeguineae Taylor & Calaby, 1982
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus osgoodi Musser & Newcomb, 1985
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus palmarum (Zelebor, 1869)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus pelurus Sody, 1941
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus praetor (Thomas, 1888) - variable spiny rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus ranjiniae Agrawal & Ghosal, 1969
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus rattus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - roof rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus sanila Flannery & White, 1991
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus sikkimensis Hinton, 1919
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus simalurensis (Miller, 1903)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus sordidus (Gould, 1858) - Australian dusky field rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus steini Ruemmler, 1935
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus stoicus (Miller, 1902)
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus tanezumi Temminck, 1844
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus tawitawiensis Musser & Heaney, 1985
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus timorensis Kitchener, Aplin & Boeadi, 1991
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus tiomanicus (Miller, 1900) - Malaysian field rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus tunneyi (Thomas, 1904) - Tunney's rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus turkestanicus (Satunin, 1903) - Turkestan rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus villosissimus (Waite, 1898) - long-haired rat
                                                                                                                                                         Rattus xanthurus (Gray, 1867)

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