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Scientific Name
Rattus norvegicus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
Park
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park (PUHO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Norway rat
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderRodentia
SuborderMyomorpha
SuperfamilyMuroidea
FamilyMuridae
SubfamilyMurinae
GenusRattus
SpeciesRattus norvegicus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
12/7/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Ackerman
Last Modified Date
9/2/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: The resource management plan states that this species and other rat species occur within the park; During the 2005 seabird survey for PUHO, three sets of rat remains (two parial, one whole) were observed on the rocks below the Ki'i-lea cliff area, but species of rat was not identified., Park Species Data Source: NATUREBIB-143025; NATUREBIB-598633, J. Scott Waddington, I & M contractor
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