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Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.
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Threats
Brown rats are controlled as they are serious pests. They carry dangerous diseases, and cause serious damage to property and crops (1). Brown rats have developed resistance to rodenticides, and many newer poisons are unfortunately highly toxic to many other vertebrates (4).
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View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
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