Rats such as the bandicoot rat ( " Bandicota bengalensis " ) are murine rodents related to true rats, but are not members of the genus " Rattus ".
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A number of other small mammals have been identified as potential reservoirs : the lesser bandicoot rat ( " Bandicota bengalensis " ), the black rat ( " Rattus rattus brunneusculus " ) and the Asian house shrew ( " Suncus murinus " ).
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