Taxon Profile: Rattus rattus

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
84
Common Name
Black Rat
Authority
(Linnaeus,1758)
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Has been introduced into the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Rattus

Profile

Source of taxon data
CAVS
Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
CAVS 8.1 on 3-Jun-1994
Comments
CAVS 8.1 update:03-JUN-94

Relationships with other taxa

Traits

CAVS Identifier CAVS Identifier Q1408