genus Rattus

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Related to genus Rattus: Black rats

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genus Rattus - common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge

mammal genus - a genus of mammals

family Muridae, Muridae - originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches

brown rat, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus - common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide

black rat, Rattus rattus, roof rat - common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide

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elizabethae species complex, which represents an assemblage of species and strains associated with rats of the genus Rattus (3).

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Rodents of the genus Rattus, including the black rat (Rattus rattus), are among the most widespread invasive genera and currently occupy >80% of the world's islands, with new introductions continuing to occur (Atkinson, 1985; Pitman et al., 2005; Towns et al., 2006).

Spatial ecology of invasive black rats (Rattus rattus) on San Clemente Island, California

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