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Rattus norvegicus

Kiore Toka

Brown Rat

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Brown Rat, Norway Rat, Norwegian Rat, Sewer Rat, Water Rat; German Wanderrate

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kiore Toka (RR); Other Polynesian - ‘Iole / ‘Iole-nui / ‘Iole-po‘o-wai (HAW, rat / big rat / water-diving rat)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Northern China; EXOTIC EXOTIC global

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; Land

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Invasive - moderate, Pest - moderate

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: X
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
++
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; MAMMALIA; THERIA; EUTHERIA; Rodentia; MURIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM04b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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