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Rattus rattus

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q106133
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Summary

Rattus rattus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,520 views/month, #784 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Rattus[5]
  • Taxon name: Rattus rattus[6]
  • Commons category: Rattus rattus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rattus rattus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Rattus rattus[9]
  • Described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Slovník naučný[12]
  • Original combination: Mus rattus[13]
  • Taxon synonym: Mus rattoides Pictet & Pictet, 1844[14]
  • Short name: R. rattus[15]
  • Taxon common name: Huisrot[16], Hausratte[17], جرذ أسود[18], Черен плъх[19], Razh du[20], Rata negra[21], krysa obecná[22], Husrotte[23], Μαυροποντικός[24], Black Rat[25], Roof Rat[26], Ship rat[27], Kodurott[28], Arratoi beltz[29]

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Identifiers

Rattus rattus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10117[30]. Rattus rattus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328447[31]. Rattus rattus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439270[32]. Rattus rattus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180362[33].

Why It Matters

Rattus rattus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Australia Bellenglise Madagascar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Invasive to → Australia, Madagascar
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45830|batch #45830]]: espécies invasoras no Brasil (gbif)"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → crk4P
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 15w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Huisrot'}, {'lang': 'gsw', 'text': 'Hausratte'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جرذ أسود'} +52
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Taxon common name: črna podgana"
  4. 15w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Huisrot'}, {'lang': 'gsw', 'text': 'Hausratte'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جرذ أسود'} +52
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon common name: črna podgana"
  5. 18w ago · Aschiff-emco · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress children's subject headings id → sj2026050049
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Library of congress children's subject headings id: sj2026050049"
  6. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Rattus
    Regional conservation status → Regionally Extinct
    Instance of → —
    Wildlife protection act 1972 (india) schedule → Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, Schedule V of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 27890, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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