SEMICE

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Black rat

Rattus rattus (Linnaeus 1758)

Large rodent, with a long body, tail and ears, and a pointed snout. The dorsal coloration is rather dark, while the ventral one is lighter (between white, yellow and grey). Thanks to its commensalism, it can be distributed throughout the territory, from very low levels near the sea, to the Pyrenees. We can find it both in wooded areas (it is quite arboreal) with significant undergrowth, and in cultivated fields, mainly in fruit plantations, and also occupying human habitats. The black rat is a twilight and nocturnal animal, although some individuals can be seen during the day. It is omnivorous, capable of eating any food. The reproductive period changes depending on environmental conditions, and in commensal populations it can reproduce throughout the year. Very rare species, it does not exceed 1% of the catches of the SEMICE project.

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Temporal evolution of the number of captures of

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Stations where the species was found (21)

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Captures by station

Station	City	Elevation	Captures
S'Albufera	Muro	16	10
Tramuntana	Escorca	716	1
Pineda Mas de l'Artís	Vilanova i la Geltrú	195	1
Padul	Padul	725	6
Mirador de Vallmajor - Estany d'Ivars i Vila-Sana	Vila-sana	237	3
Alforí-Pineda	Ciutadella de Menorca	101	28
Alforí-Alzinar	Ciutadella de Menorca	83	14
Serra Morena-Matollar	Mahón	107	74
Albufera Es Grau-Savinar	Mahón	2	65
Tordonell de Dalt-Pineda	Mahón	78	30
Albufera Es Grau-Prat abandonat	Mahón	29	28
Albufera Es Grau-Ullastrar	Mahón	27	23
Ribera de la Algaida-Saladar	Roquetas de Mar	3	10
La font de Molins - Llobera	Llobera	788	1
As Brañas	Sada	7	1
La Majada (Gran Canaria)	Artenara	1089	1
Parc de Belloch	la Roca del Vallès	193	1
Jameos Malpaís Corona	Haría	130	1
Puente de los Molinos	Socovos	643	1
San Gaspar	Jerez de la Frontera	26	3
Alt Gaià.Pontils	Pontils	551	1
Total captures			303