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Scientific Name

Rattus norvegicus

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)

Park

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

brown 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

Data Source: Howard Whidden, PhD., Department of Biological Sciences East Stroudsburg University, 7/17/2012.

Nativeness

Non-native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Howard Whidden, PhD., Department of Biological Sciences East Stroudsburg University, 7/17/2012. 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: Howard Whidden, PhD., Department of Biological Sciences East Stroudsburg University, 7/17/2012. In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Can cause considerable agricultural and property damage as well as transmit disease-causing pathogens and parasites.

Abundance

Uncommon

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Howard Whidden, PhD., Department of Biological Sciences East Stroudsburg University, 7/17/2012.

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Data Source: Howard Whidden, PhD., Department of Biological Sciences East Stroudsburg University, 7/17/2012.

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

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Created Date

8/2/2012 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Last Modified Date

8/2/2012 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Church, J., S.M. Williams, and H.P. Whidden. 2011. Targeted Mammal Inventory for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NER/ERMN/NRTR—2011/154. National Park Service. Philadelphia, PA. NATUREBIB-2186231., Accepted Detail: Wilson, D.E., and D.M. Reeder. 2005. Mammal Species of the World, a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

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