Difference between revisions of "Rattus norvegicus"
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[[File:Rattus norvegicus 2.jpg|250px|thumb|''Rattus norvegicus'' (Lithuania) (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rattus_norvegicus_2.jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | [[File:Rattus norvegicus 2.jpg|250px|thumb|''Rattus norvegicus'' (Lithuania) (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rattus_norvegicus_2.jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | ||
| − | <font color="#800000">'''''Rattus norvegicus'''''</font> Berkenhout - Norway rat | + | <font color="#800000">'''''Rattus norvegicus'''''</font> Berkenhout - (Norway rat)<br /> |
| − | + | is one of the most invasive mammals which is apparently native to north-eastern Asia and now has a world-wide distribution. This includes most of the island archipelagoes. It is not only an agricultural and urban pest, but has also caused the extinction of many vertebrate species (especially birds) through predation or disease transmission. It is slightly larger than the [[Rattus rattus|black rat]], see the illustration below for other differences. | |
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| + | |de=Wanderratte | ||
|en=Norway rat<br/>brown rat | |en=Norway rat<br/>brown rat | ||
| + | |es=rata parda | ||
| + | |fr=rat brun | ||
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| + | For details see the respective page in [[wikipedia:Brown rat|Wikipedia]]. | ||
<gallery widths=200px caption="Other images of Rattus norvegicus (Wikimedia Commons - click to enlarge)"> | <gallery widths=200px caption="Other images of Rattus norvegicus (Wikimedia Commons - click to enlarge)"> | ||
File:Rattus norvegicus 1.jpg | File:Rattus norvegicus 1.jpg | ||
File:Rattusnorvegicusskull.png|scull | File:Rattusnorvegicusskull.png|scull | ||
| + | File:Comparison Black Rat Brown Rat EN.svg|differences to the [[Rattus rattus|black rat]] | ||
File:Brown rat distribution.png|brown rat distribution map | File:Brown rat distribution.png|brown rat distribution map | ||
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[[Category:Rattus (genus)]] | [[Category:Rattus (genus)]] | ||
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Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout - (Norway rat)
is one of the most invasive mammals which is apparently native to north-eastern Asia and now has a world-wide distribution. This includes most of the island archipelagoes. It is not only an agricultural and urban pest, but has also caused the extinction of many vertebrate species (especially birds) through predation or disease transmission. It is slightly larger than the black rat, see the illustration below for other differences.
| Vernacular names | |
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| • Deutsch: | Wanderratte |
| • English: | Norway rat brown rat |
| • Español: | rata parda |
| • Français: | rat brun |
For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.
- Other images of Rattus norvegicus (Wikimedia Commons - click to enlarge)
scull
differences to the black rat
brown rat distribution map
