Rattus
genus of rodents
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Summary
Rattus is a taxon[1]. Rattus ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,475 views/month, #1,273 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Rattini[4]
- Taxon name: Rattus[5]
- Subclass of: Rodentia[6]
- Commons category: Rattus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rattus[8]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], New International Encyclopedia (1902–1905)[13], Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[15], Pauly–Wissowa[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17]
- Taxon common name: Rat[18], podgana[19], Rata[20]
- Different from: Szczur[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
- Taxon author citation: Fischer, 1803[23]
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Identifiers
Rattus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44540[24]. Rattus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10114[25]. Rattus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42343[26]. Rattus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439223[27]. Rattus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180361[28].
Why It Matters
Rattus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Rattus is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]