Rattus rattus - #760
Roof Rat
Side view, climbing vertical power line
Geographic Distribution
Native to Indian Peninsula and introduced worldwide in the temperate zone and parts of the tropical and subantarctic zones Southernmost limit is the subantarctic Macquarie Isl where R. rattus was introduced by sealers during the 19th century.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Rattus
Specific Epithet
rattus
Image Location
Tolworth Lab. Studio, Surrey, England, UK
Image Date
1981
Photographer
E J Taylor