Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15121296 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3874162A-7E6D-FFE4-FF42-FE78B0D510FB |
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Plazi |
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Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) |
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37. Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) View in CoL
(IUCN Red List: LC)
Subspecies: R. n. norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) .
Distribution: Despite the occurrence of a few records only, this invasive species seems to be abundant with an extremely wide range in almost all habitats (also human settlements) across the country. ( Fig. 43 View FIGURE 43 )
Previous records: Damascus ( Trouessart & Kollmann 1923), Kharabow ( Shehab 2005), Yahmool ( Shehab & Charabi 2006).
Recent records: Deir ez-Zor, Mheimideh (2009), Al-Kadmous (2021).
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