#0013 · 🦊 mammals

Brown Rat

🇳🇱 Bruine Rat ·Rattus norvegicus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

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what is it?

The Brown rat ( Rattus norvegicus ), also referred to as the common rat , street rat , sewer rat , Hanover rat , Norway rat , Norwegian rat , or wharf rat is one of the best known and most common rats.

base stats

NL sightings 303iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 38,595iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 303 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #13 most seen of the mammals in NL.
38,595 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by John Berkenhout in 1769 (257 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.