Rattus norvegicus - #6010
Brown Rat
Skull & dentary. University of Alabama #93 Alabama, Hale County, Tanglewood
Geographic Distribution
Original distribution assumed to be SE Siberia, N China (Heilongjiang), and Hondo region (islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu) of Japan, but introduced worldwide where it is more common in colder climates of higher N and S latitudes; in warmer regions and tropics restricted to habitats highly modified by humans (e. g., sewers, buildings, wharves, breakwaters, ports, and large cities). Considered extinct in Norway.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Rattus
Specific Epithet
norvegicus
Photographer
AV Linzey