Where does the black rat live?
Rattus rattus has 122,036 records in 200 countries and territories, from 1538 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 122,036 records
- 200 places
- 175 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaMuridaeRattus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 47,396 | |
| Portugal | 20,898 | |
| Spain | 6,699 | |
| France | 5,400 | |
| United States | 5,041 | |
| Benin | 4,502 | |
| Martinique | 4,025 | |
| New Zealand | 3,251 | |
| DR Congo | 1,990 | |
| Laos | 1,820 | |
| Indonesia | 1,458 | |
| Switzerland | 1,362 | |
| Tanzania | 1,324 | |
| Madagascar | 900 | |
| Ecuador | 814 | |
| Mexico | 768 | |
| Bangladesh | 762 | |
| Réunion | 727 | |
| Belgium | 708 | |
| Israel | 655 | |
| United Kingdom | 532 | |
| Rwanda | 413 | |
| India | 408 | |
| Canada | 395 | |
| Brazil | 372 | |
| Colombia | 359 | |
| Chile | 329 | |
| Netherlands | 283 | |
| Italy | 281 | |
| Puerto Rico | 280 | |
| Panama | 267 | |
| Argentina | 252 | |
| Philippines | 249 | |
| South Africa | 233 | |
| Guinea | 192 | |
| Bolivia | 190 | |
| Niger | 188 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 179 | |
| Ethiopia | 177 | |
| Germany | 169 |
Showing the top 40 of 200 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.