Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 (brown rat)
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Alternative combination: Mus norvegicus
Synonyms: Mus decumanus Pallas 1778, Rattus decumanus Pallas 1778
Belongs to Rattus according to T. H. Worthy 1997
See also Hollister 1916 and Steudel and Beattie 1993
Sister taxa: Rattus exulans, Rattus flavipectus, Rattus rattus, Rattus sabanus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), Italy (1), Japan (1), New Zealand (1), the Philippines (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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