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Scientific Name
Rattus rattus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
black rat, roof rat
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderRodentia
SuborderMyomorpha
SuperfamilyMuroidea
FamilyMuridae
SubfamilyMurinae
GenusRattus
SpeciesRattus rattus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Abundance
Common
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    threat to native birds
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
5
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
12/10/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kweisenborn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/2/2019 2:01:37 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: During 2005 alien mammal inventory of KALA, 19 black rats were trapped at stations ranging in elevation from 35 m to 1,150 m. Black rats were found in every locale surveyed., Park Species Data Source: NATUREBIB-598975
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