Rattus rattus - #6011
Roof Rat
Skull & dentary. University of South Alabama #310 Alabama, Mobile County, 1 miles south of Theodore
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
Photographer
AV Linzey