Mammal
Black rat
Rattus rattus · Muridae · Rodentia
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records119,318in 132 countries
Most seen inAustralia51,250 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Black rat in brief
The black rat (Rattus rattus) is a mammal of the Muridae family — species of mammal.
Across the 132 countries we cover it has 119,318 published records, most of them from Australia, Portugal and Spain. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in February and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Australia51,250 records · best May, Apr
Portugal20,933 records · best May, Jun
Spain7,298 records · best Oct, Jun
Benin4,478 records · best Sep, Oct
New Zealand3,328 records · best Oct, Jul
Indonesia2,651 records · best Sep, Apr
Laos2,341 records · best Nov, Jan
Democratic Republic of the Congo2,286 records · best Feb, Mar
Madagascar1,566 records · best Apr, Oct
Tanzania1,541 records · best Nov, Jul
Japan1,470 records · best May, Apr
Switzerland1,419 records · best Mar, Jan
Ecuador942 records · best Jul, Dec
India911 records · best Oct, Dec
Bangladesh871 records · best Dec, Jul
Philippines830 records · best May, Jun
Israel742 records · best Oct, Aug
Belgium737 records · best Jun, Jul
Thailand695 records · best Jan, Nov
United Kingdom607 records · best Jan, Jun
Netherlands593 records · best Apr, Mar
Panama591 records · best Oct, Jan
Vietnam578 records · best Mar, Jun
Italy496 records · best May, Jun
Taiwan469 records · best Mar, Apr
Ivory Coast465 records · best May, Jun
Rwanda431 records · best Jun, May
China390 records · best Apr, Nov
Nepal386 records · best Dec, Nov
Chile378 records · best Mar, May
Bolivia317 records · best Jan, Aug
Senegal307 records · best Dec, Nov
Egypt298 records · best Feb, Jun
Sri Lanka280 records · best Jun, Jul
Pakistan259 records · best Oct, Sep
Sierra Leone230 records · best Apr, Jul
Guinea223 records · best Oct, Apr
Estonia220 records · best Jan, Aug
Ethiopia219 records · best Apr, Nov
Greece211 records · best Jul, Aug
Venezuela208 records · best Jul, Jun
Papua New Guinea205 records · best Sep, Aug
Türkiye193 records · best Feb, Mar
Haiti173 records · best Jan, Feb
Trinidad and Tobago165 records · best Mar, Aug
Cambodia163 records · best Apr, Jan
Finland161 records · best Feb, Nov
Angola159 records · best Aug, Jun
Mauritius135 records · best Aug, Sep
Nigeria131 records · best May, Feb
Myanmar129 records · best Dec, Jan
Nicaragua129 records · best Jan, Oct
Gabon119 records · best Nov, Mar
Marshall Islands119 records · best Mar, Aug
Zimbabwe109 records · best Jun, May
Palau108 records · best Jan, Aug
Liberia103 records · best Jan, Jul
Georgia99 records · best Nov, Aug
Cameroon97 records · best Sep, Jan
Yemen97 records · best Jan, Feb
Austria97 records · best Oct, Jan
Paraguay91 records · best Jun, Jul
Solomon Islands89 records · best Nov, Oct
South Korea85 records · best Mar, Apr
Tunisia80 records · best Feb, May
Vanuatu76 records · best May, Aug
Morocco73 records · best Aug, Jun
Central African Republic70 records · best May, Mar
Ghana70 records · best Aug, Oct
Bulgaria68 records · best Dec, Jul
Cyprus67 records · best May, Jul
Djibouti67 records · best May, Feb
Sudan66 records · best Apr, Dec
Mozambique63 records · best Aug, Dec
Croatia63 records · best Jul, Oct
Burundi62 records · best Nov, Jun
Republic of the Congo54 records · best May, Jun
El Salvador53 records · best Apr, Dec
Mali52 records · best Apr, Jan
Belize51 records · best Mar, May
Comoros51 records · best Nov, Dec
Cuba49 records · best Mar, Apr
Algeria45 records · best Feb, Jun
Equatorial Guinea41 records · best Sep, Jun
Jamaica41 records · best Jul, Jun
Dominican Republic40 records · best Jul, Jan
Bahamas39 records · best Dec, Oct
Syria36 records · best Mar, Sep
Montenegro35 records · best Mar, Apr
Niger35 records · best Dec, Jul
Togo35 records · best Sep, Dec
Serbia30 records · best Jan, Feb
Micronesia29 records · best Apr, Mar
Seychelles28 records · best May, Aug
Luxembourg26 records · best Jan, May
Slovenia24 records · best Oct, Sep
Gambia22 records · best Mar, Nov
Kiribati22 records · best Jul, Aug
Singapore22 records · best Jan, May
Cape Verde21 records · best Sep, Feb
Guinea-Bissau21 records · best Dec, Feb
Saudi Arabia18 records · best Nov, Mar
Iraq14 records · best Aug, Feb
Uruguay12 records · best Feb, Oct
Eritrea10 records · best Jun, Jan
Maldives10 records · best Feb, Jul
North Macedonia9 records · best Feb, Jan
Burkina Faso9 records · best May, Jul
Samoa9 records · best Sep, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina8 records · best Feb, Jan
Malta8 records · best Mar, Jun
Libya8 records · best Jun, Jan
Oman8 records · best May, Dec
Afghanistan7 records · best Oct, Aug
Jordan7 records · best Apr, Feb
Lebanon7 records · best May, Aug
United Arab Emirates6 records · best Jan, Feb
Grenada6 records · best Jan, Feb
Palestine5 records · best Jan, Oct
Somalia5 records · best Sep, Jan
São Tomé and Príncipe5 records · best Apr, Aug
Belarus4 records · best Jun, Aug
Andorra2 records · best Jan, Feb
Lithuania2 records · best Aug, Oct
Kosovo2 records · best Jan, Feb
East Timor2 records · best Nov, Jan
Ireland2 records · best Jan, Jun
Barbados1 records · best Nov, Jan
Bhutan1 records · best Apr, Jan
Kyrgyzstan1 records · best Apr, Jan
Qatar1 records · best Jul, Jan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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