brown rat
species of mammal
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Summary
brown rat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,464 views/month, #456 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: model organism[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: Rattus[6]
- Taxon name: Rattus norvegicus[7]
- Commons category: Rattus norvegicus[8]
- Unicode character: 🐀[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rattus norvegicus[10]
- Commons gallery: Rattus norvegicus[11]
- Described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12], Urine marking and sexual behavior in the rat (Rattus norvegicus)[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
- Original combination: Mus norvegicus[15]
- Natural reservoir of: Leptospira interrogans[16]
- Short name: R. norvegicus[17]
- Taxon common name: Brown Rat[18], Wanderratte[19], 溝鼠[20], Rat brun[21], bruine rat[22], surmulot[23], Norway rat[24], rotta[25], common rat[26], 褐家鼠[27], brunrotte[28], rata parda[29], siva podgana[30]
- Habitat: landmass[31], shrubland[32]
- Longest observed lifespan: 3.8 years[33]
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Identifiers
brown rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44576[34]. brown rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10116[35]. brown rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328448[36]. brown rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439261[37]. brown rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180363[38].
Why It Matters
brown rat has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 125 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]