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Taxonomy
Mus rattus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Epimys rattus by Thomas (1911); it was recombined as Rattus rattus by Fischer de Waldheim (1803), Hollister (1916), Dào (1967) and Worthy (1997).
It was recombined as Epimys rattus by Thomas (1911); it was recombined as Rattus rattus by Fischer de Waldheim (1803), Hollister (1916), Dào (1967) and Worthy (1997).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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 rattus Linnaeus 1758 [black rat]
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Rattus rattus sladeni Anderson 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available