Rattus norvégiens (Berkenhout, 1769) . Outlines Nat. Hist. Great Britain and Ireland, 1:5 (N.V.).

REVIEWED BY: M. Andera (MA); O. L. Rossolimo (OLR)(U.S. S.R.); G. Urbano-V. (GUV).

TYPE LOCALITY: Great Britain .

DISTRIBUTION: Original distribution assumed to be S.E. Siberia and N. China; introduced worldwide.

COMMENT: Includes magnirostris; see Musser, 1977, Am. Mus . Novit., 2624:12. Includes insolatus; see Jones and Johnson, 1965, Univ. Kans. Publ. Mus . Nat. Hist., 16:389.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410011058082001 as R. norvegicus .

5301410011058066001 as R. magnirostris .