Sheena appeared taken back at first when the rodent, dubbed "Rattus," for its genus.    From Wordnik.com.  [About.com Cats] Reference

Rattus, I did read through the thread at one time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amoeba Gets Underfoot] Reference

Thanks for the link to the CA post, Rattus Norvegicus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amoeba Gets Underfoot] Reference

Norway rat or Common rat (Rattus norvegicus) · House mouse.    From Wordnik.com.  [11. Rodent pests] Reference

The Tawitawi Island rat (Rattus taitawiensis) is considered vulnerable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sulu Archipelago rain forests] Reference

Makes me smile though. on December 14, 2006 at 1: 11 am | Reply Rattus Rattus.    From Wordnik.com.  [We Are Fading (Big Mouth Strikes Again II) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference

The distribution of Rattus vilosissimus (Waite) during plague and non-plague years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mitchell grass downs] Reference

Invasion of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) threatens seabird colonies along the coast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Atlantic coastal desert] Reference

Rattus Liberalis, like its better known and cuddlier cousin Rattus Rattus, is a nonemetic species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shoe, Meet Other Foot] Reference

Rattus Rattus thrived in Western cities but was later pushed out by the larger Norway, or brown, rat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waiting for the Plague] Reference

However, the cosmopolitan rodents Mus musculus and Rattus Rattus are an important plague in cereal crops.    From Wordnik.com.  [Llanos] Reference

Rattus - that may well be it, after all you want the IPCC report to be written as unambigously as possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steve Had a Little List] Reference

The downside is that the garden now seems to be home to a small but active population of brown rats Rattus Rattus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Now stop blaming the cats for everything] Reference

House mouse (Mus musculus) and ship rat (Rattus Rattus) both became established on the island in the last century.    From Wordnik.com.  [MacQuarie Island, Australia] Reference

Introduction of Rattus Rattus, the black rat, has created problems of species extinction in the Lord Howe Island Group.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lord Howe Island Group, Australia] Reference

Introduced rats are still present, although this is the Polynesian rat Rattus exulans, rather than black or brown rats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Henderson Island, United Kingdom] Reference

Its natural vegetation has been intact since the 1600s and Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) is the only introduced species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tuamotu tropical moist forests] Reference

Mice (Mus musculus), rats (Rattus norvegicus), and cats (Felis catus) remain and are skilled predators of the native birds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amsterdam and Saint-Paul Islands temperate grasslands] Reference

Today, the rat has been synonymized with the Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans), so is no longer considered a distinct species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference

The introduction of rats (Rattus spp.), squirrels (Sciurus spp.) and raccoons have had a profound impact on seabird colonies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Queen Charlotte Islands] Reference

Introduced mammals, including cats (Felis catus), foxes, and rats (Rattus Rattus and R. novegicus) are threats in this ecoregion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jarrah-Karri forest and shrublands] Reference

The Pacific rat (Rattus exulans), called kiore in Maori, is considered proxy evidence for human settlement throughout the Pacific.    From Wordnik.com.  [Searching for the First New Zealanders] Reference

The kiore (Rattus exulans) was formerly an important component of the diet of most Polynesians, including the Maoris of New Zealand.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

Predation by introduced rats (Rattus Rattus, R. norwegicus, and R. exulans) is the most probable cause of many of these extinctions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Society Islands tropical moist forests] Reference

C.a. iredalei was endemic to Stewart Island, but died out when weka (Gallirallus australis) and rats (Rattus Rattus) were introduced.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rakiura Island temperate forests] Reference

The extinction of the endemic rat, Rattus maclari, around 1900 was caused by hybridization with introduced Rattus Rattus and disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas and Cocos Islands tropical forests] Reference

A recent threat to the laurisilva is the black rat (Rattus Rattus), a voracious species adapted to climb trees and feed on wild fruits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madeira evergreen forests] Reference

There are also introduced species such as the whitetailed deer Odocoeleus virginianus, black rat Rattus Rattus and feral dogs and cats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico] Reference

Most of the rats, it turns out, are not exotic jungle species but the common black rat, Rattus Rattus, which is native to Southwest Asia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waiting for the Plague] Reference

If real, the phenomenon may have diminished when the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) displaced the black rat (R. Rattus) in the 18th century.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

Rattus Norvegicus I think I half-knew that from the dim and distant recesses of my memory, or that some King did it somewhere and somewhen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Large bird whistle posting] Reference

Rattus nativitatis went extinct on Christmas Island by 1908.    From Wordnik.com.  [Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News] Reference

I saw them in Cardiff Top Rank on their Rattus Norvegicus tour.    From Wordnik.com.  [Word Magazine - Comments] Reference

Chalk that up to society's prejudice against the species Rattus norvegicus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Examiner California Headlines] Reference

· Pacific rat (Rattus exulans) in South East Asia, also occurring in Southern Asia.    From Wordnik.com.  [11. Rodent pests] Reference

Warfarin toxicity augmentors: Indomethacin Atromid-S, laboratory investigations black rat, Rattus Rattus Linn.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference