Alternative combinations: Epimys rattus, Mus rattus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Rattus according to V. T. Dào 1967
See also Hollister 1916, Linnaeus 1758, Thomas 1911 and Worthy 1997
Sister taxa: Rattus exulans, Rattus flavipectus, Rattus norvegicus, Rattus sabanus
Subtaxa: Rattus rattus sladeni
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Cayman Islands (1), China (4), Cote D'Ivoire (1), Ecuador (4), France (1), Greece (1), Israel (1), Kenya (2), Madagascar (2), the Netherlands Antilles (1), New Zealand (2), Northern Mariana Islands (3), Panama (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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