Complete mitochondrial genome of the greater bandicoot rat Bandicota indica (Rodentia: Muridae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica) was first sequenced and characterized. The genome was 16 326 bp in length, the composition and arrangement of its genes were analogous to other rodents. To confirm the phylogenetic position of B. indica, the mitochondrial nucleotide sequence data of other 20 Rodentia species were used to construct phylogenetic tree by maximum likelihood. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that genera Bandicota and Rattus were sister taxa, and B. indica was closer to the genus Rattus than to genera Niviventer and Leopoldamys. The mitochondrial genome of B. indica presented in this study can provide useful information for species delimitation, taxonomic and phylogenetic analyses as well as other studies of the species.

Keywords:

• Bandicota indica
• complete mitochondrial genome
• phylogenetic analysis

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on the manuscript.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article. This research was funded by the Major International (Regional) Joint Research Project of NSFC (Grant No. 31110103910).