Rattus exulans
species of mammal
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Summary
Rattus exulans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,174 views/month, #1,203 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Rattus[5]
- Taxon name: Rattus exulans[6]
- Commons category: Rattus exulans[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rattus exulans[8]
- Commons gallery: Rattus exulans[9]
- Original combination: Mus exulans[10]
- Taxon synonym: Mus huegeli[11], Rattus maorium[12]
- Taxon common name: Polynesian Rat[13], Pacific Rat[14], Pazifische Ratte[15], 緬甸小鼠[16], 波里尼西亞鼠[17], 缅鼠[18], Polynesische rat[19], polinezijska podgana[20]
- Habitat: forest[21]
- Invasive to: Australia[22]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[23]
- Taxon author citation: (Peale, 1848)[24]
- Diel cycle: nocturnal[25]
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Identifiers
Rattus exulans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44574[26]. Rattus exulans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34854[27]. Rattus exulans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328449[28]. Rattus exulans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439244[29]. Rattus exulans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180364[30].
Why It Matters
Rattus exulans has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]