Rattus rattus Linnaeus 1758 (black rat)
Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 232003
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
Sister taxa: Rattus flavipectus, Rattus norvegicus, Rattus sabanus
Subtaxa: Rattus rattus sladeni
Ecology: scansorial insectivore