AnAge entry for Rattus rattus

Classification (HAGRID: 02718)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Rattus
Species: Rattus rattus
Common name: Rat
Synonyms: Mus alexandrinorattus, Mus alexandrinus, Mus alexandrinus, Mus arboreus, Hapalotis arboricola, Mus asiaticus, Mus atratus, Mus atridorsum, Mus ceylonus, Epimys chionogaster, Mus crassipes, Rattus domesticus, Mus erythronotus, Mus flavescens, Mus flaviventris, Musculus frugivorus, Mus galapagoensis, Mus griseocaeruleus, Mus infralineatus, Mus insularis, Mus jujensis, Mus kandianus, Mus kandiyanus, Epimys kelaarti, Mus kijabius, Mus latipes, Mus leucogaster, Mus muansae, Mus nemoralis, Mus novaezelandiae, Mus picteti, Mus rufescens, Mus samharensis, Myoxus siculae, Mus subcaeruleus, Mus sylvestris, Mus tectorum, Mus tetragonurus, Mus tompsoni, Mus variabilis, Rattus domesticus albus, Rattus domesticus ater, Mus rattus ater, Mus rattus brookei, Rattus rattus chionogaster, Mus tectorum fuliginosus, Rattus domesticus fulvaster, Rattus domesticus fuscus, Rattus rattus girensis, Mus rattus intermedius, Mus rattus jurassicus, Rattus norvegicus longicaudus, Rattus rattus narbadae

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

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