roof rat
(Rattus rattus)
Resources
- Florida's Exotic Wildlife Species Detail - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Wikipedia - Wikimedia Foundation, Inc
- Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Selected Images
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their invasive species list or law. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Chordata |
| Class: Mammalia |
| Subclass: Theria |
| Order: Rodentia |
| Suborder: Myomorpha |
| Family: Muridae |
| Subfamily: Murinae |
| Genus: Rattus |
| Subject: Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
black rat
References
Common Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Scientific Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)