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Rattus burrulus

(No common name)

Taxonomy

  • Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
    • Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
      • Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
        • Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
          • Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
            • Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
              • Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
                • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
                  • Superclass: Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
                    • Class: Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
                      • Subclass: Theriiformes (Rowe, 1988) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,36
                        • Infraclass: Holotheria (Wible et al., 1995) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,43
                          • Superlegion: Trechnotheria McKenna, 1975
                            • Legion: Cladotheria McKenna, 1975
                              • Sublegion: Zatheria McKenna, 1975
                                • Infralegion: Tribosphenida (McKenna, 1975) McKenna & Bell, 1997:vii,48
                                  • Supercohort: Theria (Parker & Haswell, 1897) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii,49 - Therians
                                    • Cohort: Placentalia (Owen, 1837) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii,80 - Placentals
                                      • Magnaorder: Epitheria (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
                                        • Superorder: Preptotheria (McKenna, 1975) McKenna in Stucky & McKenna in Benton, ed., 1993:7
                                          • Grandorder: Anagalida (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975:41
                                            • Mirorder: Simplicidentata (Weber, 1904) McKenna & Bell, 1997:viii, 113
                                              • Order: Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - Rodents
                                                • Suborder: Myomorpha Brandt, 1855 - Mice, Rats
                                                  • Infraorder: Myodonta (Schaub, in Grassé & Dekeyser, 1955) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell,
                                                    • Superfamily: Muroidea Illiger, 1811
                                                      • Family: Muridae (Illiger, 1811) Gray, 1821:303 - Rats, Mice, Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Gerbils
                                                        • Genus: Rattus - Old World Rats
                                                          • Specific name: burrulus (Miller)
                                                            • Scientific name: Rattus burrulus (Miller)

Physical Description

Distribution

Similar Species

Members of the genus Rattus:

There are approximately 196 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: R. adustus (Sunburned Rat) · R. annandalei (Annandale's Rat) · R. argentiventer (Rice-Field Rat) · R. argentiventer argentiventer · R. argentiventer bali · R. assimilis coracius · R. baluensis (Summit Rat) · R. blanfordi · R. bontanus (Bonthain Rat) · R. bowersi · R. burrescens · R. burrulus · R. burrus (Nonsense Rat) · R. canus · R. colletti (Dusky Rat) · R. coucha · R. coucha silaceus · R. coxinga · R. debruyni · R. doboensis · R. edwardsi · R. elaphinus (Sula Rat) · R. enganus (Enggano Rat) · R. everetti (Philippine Forest Rat) · R. exulans (Polynesian Rat) · R. exulans aitape · R. exulans browni · R. exulans concolor · R. exulans exulans · R. exulans hawaiiensis · R. exulans micronesiensis · R. exulans negrinus · R. exulans querceti · R. feliceus (Spiny Ceram Rat) · R. flavipectus · R. foramineus (Hole Rat) · R. fuscipes (Bush Rat) · R. fuscipes assimilis · R. fuscipes assimilus · R. fuscipes coracius · R. fuscipes fuscipes · R. fuscipes greyi · R. fuscipes greyii · R. giluwensis (Giluwe Rat) · R. hainaldi (Hainald's Rat) · R. hawaiiensis · R. hoffmanni (Hoffmann's Rat) · R. hoffmanni linduensis · R. hoogerwerfi (Hoogerwerf's Rat) · R. hoxaensis · R. jobiensis (Japen Rat) · R. koopmani (Koopman's Rat) · R. koratensis · R. korinchi (Korinch's Rat) · R. legata · R. leucopus (Cape York Rat) · R. leucopus cooktowensis · R. leucopus cooktownensis · R. leucopus leucopus · R. leucopus mordax · R. levipes · R. losea (Lesser Rice-Field Rat) · R. losea exiguus · R. losea losea · R. lugens (Mentawai Rat) · R. lutreolus (Australian Swamp Rat) · R. lutreolus cambricus · R. lutreolus lacus · R. lutreolus lutreolus · R. lutreolus velutinus · R. macleari (Christmas Island Rat) · R. marmosurus (Opossum Rat) · R. meltada · R. mindorensis (Mindoro Black Rat) · R. mollicomulus (Little Soft-Furred Rat) · R. montanus (Nillu Rat) · R. mordax (Eastern Rat) · R. morotaiensis (Molaccan Prehensile-Tailed Rat) · R. muelleri · R. murrayi · R. namaquensis · R. natalensis · R. nativitatis (Bulldog Rat) · R. niobe · R. nitidis · R. nitidus (Himalayan Field Rat) · R. norvegicus (Brown Rat) · R. norvegicus albinicus (Norway Rat) · R. norvegicus albino · R. norvegicus caraco · R. norvegicus domestica · R. norvegicus norvegicus (Norway Rat) · R. norvegicus norvegius · R. norvegicus socer · R. norvegicus socers · R. norvegicus var. albus (Norway Rat) · R. norvergicus · R. norvergicus albinus · R. norvergicus norvegicus · R. norvergicus norvergicus

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Notes

Contributors:

  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 18, 2008:

  • National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS

Identifiers:

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Last Revised: May 29, 2008