Rattus norvegicus (Brown Rat)

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Species:

Rattus norvegicus (Brown Rat)

Vernacular names:

Vernacular name:

Brown Rat

Vernacular name:

Norwegian Rat

Widely distributed and almost certainly under-recorded. The brown rat probably colonised the Outer Hebrides from shipwrecks in the 18th century.

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