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Black Rat
Rattus rattus
33 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
House MouseMus musculus
Australian Bush RatRattus fuscipes
Eastern WoodratNeotoma floridana
Oriental House RatRattus tanezumi
Dusky-footed WoodratNeotoma fuscipes
Hispid Cotton RatSigmodon hispidus
Fawn-footed MelomysMelomys cervinipes
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,424 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 1,930 |
| California | 1,613 |
| Alaska | 1,411 |
| New Zealand | 1,083 |
| New South Wales | 764 |
| Texas | 675 |
| Spain | 514 |
| Victoria | 514 |
| Canada | 431 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Old World Mice and Rats · Muridae |
| Genus | Old World Rats · Rattus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black Rat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.