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    Species Accepted

    Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 99 countries or islands

      99 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      United Arab EmiratesYes
      AnguillaYes
      AlbaniaNo
      American SamoaNo
      AustriaNo
      AustraliaYes
      Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo
      BarbadosYes
      BulgariaNo
      BermudaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      26 results
      Black Rat English
      Common House Rat English
      Dakrat Dutch
      Djaka Papiamento
      Hausratte German
      House Rat English
      Huisrat Dutch
      Husrotte Danish
      Llygod Du Welsh
      Llygoden Ddu Welsh

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      13 results
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      12 results
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      Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner. (1987). Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, No. 166.
      Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005). Superfamily Muroidea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd Ed., Vol. 2.
      Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p.
      Fitzinger, L. J. (1867). Versuch einer natürlichen Anordnung der Nagethiere (Rodentia). Sitzungsberichte Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abt. 1, Mineralogie, Botanik, Zoologie, Anatomie, Geologie Und Paläontologie, Vol. 56, No. 1.
      Mori, T. (1937) On some small mammals from the Island Utsuryo, Chosen. Journal of Korean Natural History, 22, 40 - 42. [in Japanese]
      Waterhouse, George R. (1839). Mammalia; with a notice of their habits and ranges. The Zoology of the H.M.S. Beagle; under the Command of Captain Fitzroy; during the Years of 1832-1836. Part II. Mammalia.

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