brown rat

Summary

brown rat is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,966 views/month, #456 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• brown rat's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• brown rat's instance of is recorded as model organism^[4].
• brown rat is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• brown rat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• brown rat belongs to the parent taxon Rattus^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, brown rat is Rattus norvegicus^[8].
• brown rat's Commons category is recorded as Rattus norvegicus^[9].
• brown rat's Unicode character is recorded as 🐀^[10].
• brown rat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rattus norvegicus^[11].
• brown rat's Commons gallery is recorded as Rattus norvegicus^[12].
• brown rat's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[13].
• brown rat's described by source is recorded as Urine marking and sexual behavior in the rat (Rattus norvegicus)^[14].
• brown rat's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[15].
• brown rat's original combination is recorded as Mus norvegicus^[16].
• brown rat's natural reservoir of is recorded as Leptospira interrogans^[17].
• brown rat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. norvegicus'}^[18].
• brown rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Rat'}^[19].
• brown rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wanderratte'}^[20].
• brown rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '溝鼠'}^[21].
• brown rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rat brun'}^[22].
• brown rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'bruine rat'}^[23].
• brown rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'surmulot'}^[24].
• brown rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Norway rat'}^[25].
• brown rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'rotta'}^[26].
• brown rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common rat'}^[27].

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Classification

brown rat's scientific name is Rattus norvegicus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Rattus^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Rat'}^[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wanderratte'}^[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '溝鼠'}^[21], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rat brun'}^[22], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'bruine rat'}^[23], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'surmulot'}^[24].

Identifiers

brown rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44576^[28]. brown rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10116^[29]. brown rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328448^[30]. brown rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439261^[31]. brown rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180363^[32].

Why It Matters

brown rat ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,966 views/month, #456 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]