Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Black Rat

The distribution of R. rattus is limited to southern Oklahoma (Caire et al. 1989). New records are reported for Choctaw County .

Specimen records (2).—Choctaw County (2): 8 km E Hugo, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 5577); 8 km E Hugo on US 70 and 4.8 km S, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 5831).