The common brown rat is

Rattus rattus

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Rattus meltada

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Rattus norvegicus

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Bandicota bengalensis

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Solution

The correct option is C Rattus norvegicus
Rats are medium-sized rodents belonging to the superfamily 'Muroidea' and genus is 'Rattus'.
The black rat is Rattus rattus.
The soft-furred rat is Rattus meltada.
The Indian mole rat is Bandicota bengalensis
While the brown rat is Rattus norvegicus.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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