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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

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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.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024