Rattus rattus

TaxID: 10117

Basic Information

Rattus rattus

Black Rat, black rat

The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus, in the subfamily Murinae. It is a generalist omnivore that can live on a wide variety of foods. It associates extensively with humans, and most populations are synanthropic. It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is now found worldwide. The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside. It is a prominent pest to farmers because it feeds on a wide range of agricultural crops. It is sometimes kept as a pet, though most domestic rats are a subspecies of the brown rat. In parts of India, it is considered sacred and respected, notably at the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Chordata

Mammalia

Rodentia

Muridae

Rattus

rattus

nan

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Вадим Синюхин@BY-NC
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(c) Ty Smith@BY-NC
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(c) Lloyd Esler@BY-NC
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(c) Mark Philpott@BY-NC
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(c) Martin Cooper@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Sao Tome and Principe Quarantine pests —

Distribution (162 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Afghanistan Present —
Angola Present —
Algeria Present —
Andorra Present —
United Arab Emirates Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Burundi Present —
Belgium Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCF_011064425.1 Chromosome 2382 1635 158824 0.963617921%

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR36010902 Heart Passage 10 - 20603140 USA
SRR36010901 Heart Passage 10 - 22341912 USA
SRR36010900 Heart Passage 10 - 19131605 USA

DNA Barcodes (501 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SSS032-19 - CYTB 289 Saudi Arabia 2017-08-11 18.315641, 42.21148
SMGEO275-23 BOLD:AAB2207 COI-5P 658 Georgia 2016-11-17 42.373, 41.593
SMGEO274-23 BOLD:AAB2207 COI-5P 658 Georgia 2016-11-16 42.386, 41.584
SMGEO273-23 BOLD:AAB2207 COI-5P 658 Georgia 2016-11-15 42.391, 41.589
SKMZM793-09 BOLD:AAB2209 COI-5P 645 Vietnam 2009-04-08 10.25, 105.97
SKMZM792-09 BOLD:AAB2209 COI-5P 654 Vietnam 2009-04-08 10.25, 105.97
SKMZM791-09 BOLD:AAB2209 COI-5P 654 Vietnam 2009-03-06 13.15, 108.95
SKMZM790-09 BOLD:AAB2209 COI-5P 648 Vietnam 2009-03-06 13.15, 108.95
SKMZM786-09 BOLD:AAB2210 COI-5P 654 Vietnam 2009-03-04 13.15, 108.95
SKMZM785-09 BOLD:AAB2209 COI-5P 654 Vietnam 2009-03-04 13.15, 108.95
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Literature