Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
(Brown Rat, Fancy Rat)

Interactions where Rattus norvegicus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
may be infected by Minor Foot and Mouth virus (FMD) Foot and Mouth Disease - causative organism DEFRA: Animal Health and Welfare, DEFRA
/Foot and Mouth virus (FMD)/Foot and Mouth virus (FMD)foot and mouth disease - causative organism Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus norvegicus/Rattus norvegicusbrown rat, fancy ratMinor infects
dung dung dung may support solitary or confluent gymnothecium Arachniotus ruber an ascomycete Onygenales: Gymnoascaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Onygenales/Gymnoascaceae/Arachniotus ruber/Arachniotus ruberan ascomycetesolitary or confluentgymnothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus norvegicus/Rattus norvegicusbrown rat, fancy ratdung solitary or confluent gymnothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
lung (immunocompromised) immunocompromised lung may be infected by Pneumocystis carinii Rat Pneumocystis Pneumonia - causative organism Pneumocystis carinii: a fungal villain masquerading as a protozoan, Wakefield, A.E., 2002
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pneumocystis carinii/Pneumocystis cariniirat Pneumocystis pneumonia - causative organism Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus norvegicus/Rattus norvegicusbrown rat, fancy ratimmunocompromisedlung infects immunocompromised lung

Author & YearTitleSource
DEFRADEFRA: Animal Health and Welfarewww.defra.gov.uk/animalh/index.htm
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Wakefield, A.E., 2002Pneumocystis carinii: a fungal villain masquerading as a protozoanMycologist Vol 16 (4): 138-139.

Rattus norvegicus (Brown Rat, Fancy Rat) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRattus norvegicus (Brown Rat, Fancy Rat)
GenusRattus (rats, rat spp.)
FamilyMURIDAE (mice and rats, small mouse)
OrderRODENTIA (rodents)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rattus norvegicus (Brown Rat, Fancy Rat)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Rat Breeds www.ratsauce.com/breeds/index.php

Rattus norvegicus (Brown Rat, Fancy Rat) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rattus norvegicus (Brown Rat, Fancy Rat):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Rattus norvegicus (Brown Rat, Fancy Rat)
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