Species profile—Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Muridae (rats and mice) → Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)

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Species details

Kingdom

Animalia (animals)

Class

Mammalia (mammals)

Family

Muridae (rats and mice)

Scientific name

Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)

Common name

brown rat

WildNet taxon ID

730

Alternate name(s)

white rat
sewer rat

Conservation significant

No

Endemicity

Introduced

Pest status

Disease Vector

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=730.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.