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Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)
Taxonomy
Mus norvegicus was named by Berkenhout (1769). It is extant.
It was recombined as Rattus norvegicus by Hollister (1916), Steudel and Beattie (1993), Worthy (1997), Ramello et al. (2024).
It was recombined as Rattus norvegicus by Hollister (1916), Steudel and Beattie (1993), Worthy (1997), Ramello et al. (2024).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1769 | Mus norvegicus Berkenhout |
| 1778 | Mus decumanus Pallas |
| 1803 | Rattus decumanus Fischer |
| 1916 | Rattus norvegicus Hollister p. 126 |
| 1993 | Rattus norvegicus Steudel and Beattie |
| 1997 | Rattus norvegicus Worthy p. 113 |
| 2024 | Rattus norvegicus Ramello et al. p. 93 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 [brown rat]
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Invalid names: Rattus decumanus Pallas 1778 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available