Rattus rattus

Summary

Rattus rattus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (904 views/month, #784 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rattus rattus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Rattus rattus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Rattus rattus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Rattus rattus is classified within Rattus^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Rattus rattus is Rattus rattus^[7].
• Rattus rattus's Commons category is recorded as Rattus rattus^[8].
• Rattus rattus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rattus rattus^[9].
• Rattus rattus's Commons gallery is recorded as Rattus rattus^[10].
• Rattus rattus's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[11].
• Rattus rattus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Rattus rattus's described by source is recorded as Q12049440^[13].
• Rattus rattus's original combination is recorded as Mus rattus^[14].
• Rattus rattus's taxon synonym is recorded as Mus rattoides Pictet & Pictet, 1844^[15].
• Rattus rattus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. rattus'}^[16].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Huisrot'}^[17].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'gsw', 'text': 'Hausratte'}^[18].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جرذ أسود'}^[19].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Черен плъх'}^[20].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'br', 'text': 'Razh du'}^[21].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Rata negra'}^[22].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'krysa obecná'}^[23].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Husrotte'}^[24].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hausratte'}^[25].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Μαυροποντικός'}^[26].
• Rattus rattus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Rat'}^[27].

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Classification

Rattus rattus's scientific name is Rattus rattus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Rattus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Huisrot'}^[17], {'lang': 'gsw', 'text': 'Hausratte'}^[18], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جرذ أسود'}^[19], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Черен плъх'}^[20], {'lang': 'br', 'text': 'Razh du'}^[21], and {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Rata negra'}^[22].

Identifiers

Rattus rattus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10117^[28]. Rattus rattus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328447^[29]. Rattus rattus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439270^[30]. Rattus rattus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180362^[31].

Why It Matters

Rattus rattus ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (904 views/month, #784 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]