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Rattus norvegicus - common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide

brown rat, Norway rat

rat - any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

genus Rattus, Rattus - common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge

wharf rat - brown rat that infests wharves

sewer rat - brown rat commonly found in sewers

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The Stranglers' first album, Rattus Norvegicus, had been released in May.

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infantum in an urban population of the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus, using a highly sensitive quantitative PCR (qPCR) method for Leishmania DNA detection.

Leishmaniasis in Norway Rats in Sewers, Barcelona, Spain

Samples of the parotid gland from adult male specimens were used: Sprague Dawley rats (Rattus norvegicus) (n=5), mice (Mus musculus) (n=5) and rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculuss) (n=5), which were euthanized with an overdose of ketamine/xylazine.

Parotid Gland Comparative Microscopic Anatomy/Histologia Comparada de la Glandula Parotida

Now, research has shown that rats (Rattus norvegicus) carry a relatively new organism that can also infect humans.

Beware the dirty pet rat; RECORD PETS

2003: Traditional foraging behaviors of brown and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus).

First successful eradication of invasive Norway rats Rattus norvegicus from a small Mediterranean island (Isola delle Femmine, Italy)

Rattus norvegicus (2)--Arequipa: Islay, Dean Valdivia (MUSA 463); Lima: Canete, R.

Microestructura cuticular y medular del pelo de guardia de mamiferos pequenos terrestres en la region de Arequipa, Peru

Capture rates of Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in a seabird colony: A caveat for investigators.

REVISITING EVIDENCE FOR HISTORIC PRESENCE OF NORTHWESTERN DEERMOUSE (PEROMYSCUS KEENI) ON LANGARA ISLAND, HAIDA GWAII, BRITISH COLUMBIA

That means there could be more than 250 "rattus norvegicus," the scientific name for common brown rats, living there.

New York puts its rats on ice

PESHAWAR -- A study conducted by Zoology Department of Peshawar University over increasing incidents of rat bites in Peshawar, has found that the rodent, brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), is an invasive species, which presumably arrived in the country via the port city of Karachi.

Giant brown rats invaded Peshawar via Karachi: Study