When it is recorded
Jan813
Feb624
Mar920
Apr1,038
May1,060
Jun1,031
Jul993
Aug986
Sep1,162
Oct1,404
Nov861
Dec662
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 433 | |
| 2 | Kent | England | 333 | |
| 3 | Sefton | England | 302 | |
| 4 | Worcestershire | England | 246 | |
| 5 | Cambridgeshire | England | 245 | |
| 6 | Nottinghamshire | England | 214 | |
| 7 | Surrey | England | 192 | |
| 8 | Dorset | England | 185 | |
| 9 | Highland | Scotland | 185 | |
| 10 | Sandwell | England | 163 | |
| 11 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | 144 | |
| 12 | Essex | England | 140 | |
| 13 | North Yorkshire | England | 140 | |
| 14 | Denbighshire | Wales | 114 | |
| 15 | Gloucestershire | England | 107 |
10,053 England953 Scotland533 Wales64 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 119 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 11,756
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 119
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Rattus norvegicus
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 11,294
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall, Kent, Sefton, Worcestershire, Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Dorset, Highland, Sandwell, City of Edinburgh, Essex +17
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Rattus
- Name with authority
- Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
- Described
- 1769
- Contributing datasets
- 38
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q184224 · GBIF 2439261