896x454 (~121Kb) Russia, Moscow Zoo, 12.3.2010, Photo © D. Smirnov
The exact identification of this species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
SEU, CEU, Mediterranean, S.Russia, SW.Asia, N.Africa, S.China, Japan. See [maps ]
Black rat
Mustarotta
Ship Rat
Mus rattus Linnaeus, 1758; ; TL : Sweden
domesticus
albus
alexandrino-rattus
alexandrino ; (Egypt)
ater
brookei
caeruleus
chionagaster Cabrera
flaviventris ; (Arabia)
fuliginosus
fulvaster
fuscus
intermedius
jurassicus
latipes
leucogaster
nemoralis
nericola
picteti
ruthenus
sueirensis ; (Morocco)
sylvestris
tectorum ; (N. Italy)
varius
rattus tanezumi Temminck, 1845; (China,Japan)
nezumi
flavipectus ; (S.China)
Mus diardii Jentink, 1880; Notes Leyden Mus. 2 : 13 ; TL : West Java, Diard
Rattus rattus diardi ; [MPR] , 139
Rattus rattoides (Hodgson, 1845)
Turkestan, NE.Iran, Afghanistan - Pakistan, N.India - Sikkim, S.China?, Burma?. See [maps ]
Mus rattoides Hodgson, 1845; (Nepal)
Rattus rattus khumbuensis Biswas & Khajuria, 1955; (Nepal)
rattus vicerex Bonhote, 1903; (W.Himalayas)
shigarius
rattus turkestanicus Satunin, 1903; (Turkestan, Iran, Afghanistan)
Rattus norvegicus (Berkkenhaut, 1769)
EU, Asia Minor, S.Siberia, China, Japan, Temperate NA, W.Palearctic. See [maps ]
Isorotta
Brown Rat
Rotta
Common Rat
Mus norvegicus Berkkenhaut, 1769; (Britain)
caspius
Mus decumanus Pallas
discolor
hibernicus ; (Ireland)
hybridus
surmolottus
norvegicus caraco Pallas, 1779; ; TL : Transbaikalia
griseopectus ; (Szechuan)
humiliatus ; (N. China)
insolatus ; (Shensi)
otomoi ; (Honshu, Japan)
plumbeus
primarius
socer ; (Kansu)
sowerbyi
Rattus niviventer (Hodgson, 1836)
China, E.Himalayas - Malayan Peninsula. See [maps ]
Mus niviventer Hodgson, 1836; ; TL : Katmandu, Nepal
chihliensis ; (near Peking)
sacer ; (Shantung)
7.3.2022 (4)
References:
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
Some related literature:
[MPR]; Corbet, 1978
The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review
Jentink, 1880
On some hitherto undescribed species of Mus in the Leyden Museum
Notes Leyden Mus. 2
: 13 -19
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