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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

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore