COMMON RAT
Rattus norvegicus 
   
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1. Lateral view
2. Details
The skull can be separated from that of the Ship Rat (R. rattus) by the more prominent temporal ridges of the Common Rat, giving its skull a more angular, robust look, and on length
(in adults, Common Rat - CB= 43mm or greater, Ship Rat - 43mm or less)
1.Common Rat skull, lateral view.

a) Obvious temporal ridge

Details of Specimens Illustrated
Image 1
Common Rat Rattus norvegicus
Stage - adult
Date collected - 1991
Area collected - Northumberland
Collection ref. - 91.005
Source - trapped
Measurements
Condylobasal length45.8mm Zygomatic width25.1mm
Jaw length25.7mm

Latin Name : Rattus "a rat", xnorvegicus"of Norway"

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