Rattus
Genus of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rattus is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus.
Quick Facts Rattus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene – Recent, Scientific classification ...
Rattus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene – Recent | |
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The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Rattini |
Genus: | Rattus Fischer de Waldheim, 1803 |
Type species | |
Rattus rattus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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