Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 (brown rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

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

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