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Scientific Name
Rattus norvegicus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Brown Rat, Norway rat
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Myomorpha |
| Superfamily | Muroidea |
| Family | Muridae |
| Subfamily | Murinae |
| Genus | Rattus |
| Species | Rattus norvegicus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Cook, 1989: At GATE, occur at the following units: Sandy Hook, Staten Island in Great Kills, Breezy Point District in Breezy Point Tip and Fort Tilden; Jamaica Bay District (Floyd Bennett Field, Carnarsie Pier Area, Fountain Ave Landfill and Pennsylvania Ave Landfill)and Jamaica Bay Wildlife District(Spring Creek, Ruler's Bar Hassock, Carnarsie Pol and JoCo Marsh./Cook and Pinnock, 1989:Common throughout the Bay and islands. At GATE, it nests in burrows easily detected by excavated sand./; Data Source: McArthur-Heuser, 2004
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
This Eurasian species probably spread here on its own, as well as through accidental introduction.; Data Source: Cook and Pinnock, 1989
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Cook and Pinnock, 1989
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Cook, 1989:Commonly found throughout Gateway;Cook and Pinnock, 1989:Common throughout the Bay and islands/; Data Source: Cook, 1989;
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Frame,2002:Control has been proposed. Approx. 8,500 acres inhabited./
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Cook, 1989: At GATE, viable, resident populations occur at the following units: Sandy Hook, Staten Island in Great Kills, Breezy Point District in Breezy Point Tip and Fort Tilden; Jamaica Bay District and Jamaica Bay Wildlife District./McArthur-Heuser,2004:Viable population at Sandy Hook/; Data Source: Cook, 1989; Cook and Pinnock,1989; McArthur-Heuser, 2004
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
3
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Cook, 1989m; Cook and Pinnock, 1989; McArthur-Heuser, 2004m; O'Connell, 1980; ; Tanacredi, 2002
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