ADW: Leporillus: CLASSIFICATION

LeporillusAustralian stick-nest rats and stick-nest rats

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        Synapsidasynapsids
        ClassMammaliamammals
        SubclassTheriaTherian mammals
        InfraclassEutheriaplacental mammals
        OrderRodentiarodents
        SuborderMyomorphamice, rats, gerbils, jerboas, and relatives
        SuperfamilyMuroideamice, rats, gerbils, and relatives
        FamilyMuridaeOld World mice and rats, gerbils, whistling rats, and relatives
        SubfamilyMurinaeOld World rats and mice
        GenusLeporillusAustralian stick-nest rats and stick-nest rats
        SpeciesLeporillus apicalislesser stick-nest rat
        SpeciesLeporillus conditorgreater stick-nest rat

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KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassMammaliamammals
OrderRodentiarodents
FamilyMuridaeOld World mice and rats, gerbils, whistling rats, and relatives
GenusLeporillusAustralian stick-nest rats and stick-nest rats

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