Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 (brown rat)
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Alternative combination: Mus norvegicus
Synonyms: Mus decumanus Pallas 1778, Rattus decumanus Pallas 1778
Belongs to Rattus according to G. Ramello et al. 2024
See also Hollister 1916, Steudel and Beattie 1993 and Worthy 1997
Sister taxa: Rattus exulans, Rattus flavipectus, Rattus rattus, Rattus sabanus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), Italy (1), Japan (1), New Zealand (1), the Philippines (1), Yemen (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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