Two tools that combine trapping and observation are Very-High-Frequency (VHF) radio-telemetry and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies which require affixing rats with tags that transmit movement data in real-time (VHF), or store location data in the tag for either future retrieval or remote download by the observer (GPS). Dietary niche differentiation among three species of invasive rodents (Rattus rattus, R. exulans, Mus musculus). For example, mean dispersal distances between parents and offspring have been recorded as 45 m for Norway rats (Combs et al., 2018b) and 496 m for black rats (Mangombi et al., 2016) while distances between putative parents (dams and sires of offspring) ranged from 0 to 353 m for Norway rats (Costa et al., 2016; Glass et al., 2016). We used keyword combinations pertaining to the following concepts: Rats (Rattus norvegicus,” “Norway rat*,” “brown rat*,” “Rattus rattus,” “black rat*,” “roof rat*”), movement (dispersal, emigration, expansion, immigration, migration, movement, boundaries, distribution, domain, “home range*,” “home area*,” “site fidelity,” territory, zone) and the urban environment (urban, city, cities, municipal, suburban, residential, metropolis, metropolitan). Order: Rodentia (Globally there are more than 1,000 species of rats and mice). Pesticides should always be used in a lawful manner, consistent with the product's label. UK. Outbreaks of bubonic plague still occur today (such as in Madagascar; Boiser et al., 2002); antibiotics can help overcome the bacterium and a vaccine is available, but the plague can still spread quickly and is a potential killer. PLoS ONE 12:e0184015. Calhoun, J. Biological Conservation, 67, 97-104. 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These mutations can result in single nucleotide polymorphisms (i.e., SNPs) (Richardson et al., 2017; Combs et al., 2018a,b) or rearrangements resulting in different numbers of small repeating sequences (e.g., microsatellites) (Gardner-Santana et al., 2009; Kajdacsi et al., 2013). 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation : US Fish and Wildlife Service.21 pp. 17. Seafreight (container/bulk): R. rattus usually stows away in freight carried within the hull, holds and living spaces of ships. Biology and impacts of Pacific Island invasive species. Conservation Evidence, 2, 142-144. http://www.conservationevidence.com/Attachments/PDF242.pdf, Marine Turtle Newsletter No. + appendices. (2015a). IUCN. 2011a, Partulina semicarinata (Lanai tree snail), Peperomia subpetiolata (Waikamoi peperomia), Perognathus longimembris pacificus (Pacific pocket mouse), US Fish and Wildlife Service, Unpublished report to RSPB. 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Introduction The presence of urban Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) is an important and growing issue in cities globally due to their associated health and economic impacts (Feng and Himsworth, 2014). Yet, these issues emphasize the importance of employing multiple tools to address methodological limitations (e.g., combining continuous, trapping-, and genetics-based methods) and utilizing either multiple or standardized calculation methods to estimate movement parameters to foster comparability amongst studies. Rattus: ( rat'ŭs ), The rats, a genus of rodents, family Muridae. The economic impact of commensal rodents on small businesses in Manhattan's chinatown: trends and possible causes. For example, in Norway rats, the area of the total and the core home range of males was approximately 13X and 5X larger than that of females, respectively (Oyedele et al., 2015). Urban Ecol. Facilitating systematic reviews, data extraction and meta-analysis with the METAGEAR package for R. Methods Ecol. Castries, Saint Lucia 335 pp, Clark DA, 1981. Pacific Conservation Biology, 5:94-102, Madagascar Reptile and Amphibian Specialist Group, 1996. The more widespread oceanic form is found in Europe, the Mediterranean region, America, Australia and New Zealand. 7, 29–36. Proc. 2011k, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Craig., 1999. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.10.002, Quixabeira-Santos, J. C., Medaglia, M. L. G., Pescador, C. A., and Damaso, C. R. (2011). A.]. US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2009. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1195, Himsworth, C. G., Patrick, D. M., Mak, S., Jardine, C. M., Tang, P., and Weese, J. S. (2014b). DOC Research & Development Series 285. Environ. While these methods are less time consuming to enact than the direct measures previously mentioned, they provide only minimal information on rat activity. Home ranges in adult Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos): effect of mass, sex, reproductive category, population density and habitat type. Peterborough: United Kingdom. For example, by DNA fingerprinting methods 95% (Gardner-Santana et al., 2009) and 97% (Glass et al., 2016) of rats were genetically assigned to the area of their capture (i.e., based on genetic similarity to other rats in the vicinity of their capture, they were more likely to have been born in the area in which they were caught than in another sampled site). The number of unique published studies (n = 37) included in the review by decade of publication. Petrie, G. F., Todd, R. E., Skander, R., and Hilmy, F. (1924). (2013). Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra. Mol. Observations in Upper Egypt on the range of excursion of the house rodents: R. rattus and Acomys cahirinus. (1963). Emerg. Emerging Infectious Diseases 8, 311-316. Therefore, we emphasize the importance of understanding local rat movement patterns in order to devise and deploy efficient and effective rat mitigation initiatives in urban centers. “Control of Norway rats in sewer and utility systems using pulsed baiting methods,” in Proceedings of the Eighteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference (Davis, CA), 247–253. In the recovery programme for the endangered Rarotonga flycatcher or kakerori (see Pomarea dimidiata in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species), Robertson et al. IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. 57, 291–298. Phylum: Chordata. Mol. Pacific Science, 68(2), Springer K, 2011. In: Federal Register , 76(148) : US Fish and Wildlife Service.46362-46593. Indeed, Parsons et al.             Subphylum: Vertebrata,                 Class: Mammalia,                     Order: Rodentia,                         Family: Muridae,                             Subfamily: Murinae,                                 Genus: Rattus,                                     Species: Rattus rattus, Highly adaptable to different environments, Capable of securing and ingesting a wide range of food, Benefits from human association (i.e. In: San Clemente sage sparrow (Amphispiza belli clementeae). 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation. Figure 1. Soc. especially those of economic importance like the house rat, Rattus rattus which is a widely distributed, cosmopolitan commensal rodent pest of household, agricultural and public health importance. Vector Borne Zoo. > 0°C, wet all year, Cs - Warm temperate climate with dry summer, Warm average temp. (2016) demonstrated that females mated most often with males trapped in alleys other than their own. Given that rats may also move greater average distances in underground infrastructure such as sewers (Heiberg et al., 2012), barriers posed by roads may be overcome by alternate means of crossing heavily trafficked spaces. 2006. Foraging patterns of black rats across a desert-montane forest gradient in the Galápagos Islands. and Clout, M.N.(eds). Lorvelec, O., Delloue, X., Pascal, M., & mege, S. 2004. Although published research on rat movement occurs as early as 1915, nearly half (48.6%; n = 18) of included studies were published in the past decade (Figure 2), and approximately half (51.4%; n = 19) were conducted in North America (Supplementary Table 2). The rates of recovery of sewer rat populations after poisoning. 3:e68496. Mus. Phyllostegia mannii (no common name). The primary economic impact of R. rattus relates to agricultural and horticultural damage. Manage. Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) Black rat (Rattus rattus) Classification Kingdom: Animalia. Spatial variation in the parasite communities and genomic structure of urban rats in New York City. In: Pritchardia remota (Lo`ulu). Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule To List Six Foreign Bird Species Under the Endangered Species Act. Jump-starting urban rat research: conspecific pheromones recruit wild rats into a behavioral and pathogen-monitoring assay. Remarkably, their evolutionary history has received little attention, and there is no firm agreement on how many species should be recognized within the black rat complex. 1971; Elmouttie and Wilson, 2005; Shiels et al., 2014). Evolutionary biology of the genus Rattus: profile of an archetypal rodent pest. A fourth invasive species, the Pacific rat Rattus 1971, Elmouttie and Wilson 2005) and spoil foods that result in millions of dollars of losses each year for islands or island chains (Sugihara 2002, Pimentel et al. > 10°C, Cold average temp. Rattus rattus (Black Rat) is probably native to southeast Asia or India, but its range probably expanded greatly with the development of agriculture and concentrated human settlements (Lever 1985; Taylor 1990). Family: Muridae The Murids are classified in 5 subfamilies, around 150 genera and approximately 710 species. 62, 341–351. 1, 4–12. Feare, C. J. Brief communications Nature 437, 1107 (20 October 2005) http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v437/n7062/pdf/4371107a.pdf, Seto, Nanette W. H. and Sheila Conant., 1996. Les vertébrés de Clipperton soumis à un siècle et demi de bouleversements écologiques. In: Encyclopedia of islands [ed. doi: 10.1111/mec.12455, King, O. M. (1950). The fine-structure of the home range and activity-phasing of unrestricted telemetered urban roof rats, Rattus rattus in Orange County, California. A Compilation of Information Sources for Conservation Managers Involved in the Prevention, Eradication, Management and Control of the Spread of Invasive Alien Species that are a Threat to Native biodiversity and Natural Ecosystems. Dispersal of rats away from their natal site is generally over short distances. Condor 48: 3–15. Changes in Norway rat populations induced by introduction of rats. 2006a, Sylvilagus bachmani riparius (riparian brush rabbit), US Fish and Wildlife Service, http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/five_year_review/doc4276.pdf, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2014. Conservation Science Western Australia 5(2), 194-201. The following synthesis pertains to Norway and black rat movement patterns in urban ecosystems and is reviewed within six themes derived during the synthesis: study design, home range, site fidelity, dispersal, movement patterns, barriers to movement, and factors impacting movement. Biodiversité et conservation dans les collectivités françaises d'outre-mer. Global Ecol. A comparative assessment of track plates to quantify fine scale variations in the relative abundance of Norway rats in urban slums. Kansas Acad. Berthier, K., Garba, M., Leblois, R., Navascués, M., Tatard, C., Gauthier, P., et al. US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2010. While these patterns have not been observed in all studies (Gardner-Santana et al., 2009; Combs et al., 2018b) they align with foundational experimental research on Norway rats that found that mature male rats dispersed greater distances than adult females and juveniles (Calhoun, 1963). J. Mammal. 5-year Review: Summary and Evaluation : US Fish and Wildlife Service.32 pp. Planning processes for eradication of multiple pest species on Macquarie Island - an Australian case study. JNCC Report 372. Indeed, Lee et al. In contrast, rats do not appear to travel between adjacent, but separate, sewer systems (Heiberg et al., 2012). In: 'Akohekohe (Crested Honeycreeper) (Palmeria dolei). 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation. US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2007. 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation : US Fish and Wildlife Service.11 pp. (2014). It is an opportunistic omnivore and important agricultural pest of crops such as rice, coconut, banana and maize. 29, 527–531. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-02/pdf/2011-17162.pdf. Further, radio-telemetry is challenging in cities where buildings and other structures can interfere with radio signals (LaPoint et al., 2015). Proc. In Storer T. I. doi: 10.2307/5073, Dowding, J. E., and Murphy, E. C. (1994). Figure 2. For example, in London, England sewer rates moved up to 77 m (Bentley et al., 1958) while in Copenhagen, Denmark, rats traveled up to 200 m in a day (Heiberg et al., 2012), over 10X the distance recorded for surface populations. 17, 149–162. Disruption of recruitment in two endemic palms on Lord Howe Island by invasive rats. Ann. 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Indeed, the only multi-city comparison of urban rat population structure found that the local environment is a strong determinant of rat movement (Combs et al., 2018a). Because rat movement patterns are related to the transmission of rat-associated pathogens and the success of rodent control programs, these results have implications for city planners, pest control efforts, and public health. Identifying Rattus species using mitochondrial DNA. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly important to identify both common features among cities which influence rat movement as well as local features, which can be used by city planners to target and predict areas prone to rat infestation and re-infestation. R. rattus is an omnivorous generalist, yet can be a very selective feeder. (Grzmick 1990, Nowak 1991) Conservation Status. 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation. doi: 10.1126/science.1150195, Guivier, E., Galan, M., Chaval, Y., Xuéreb, A., Ribas Salvador, A., Poulle, M. L., et al. 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CABI Compendium: Status inferred from regional distribution. doi: 10.1017/S0952836903003753. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)., http://www.issg.org/database, ISSG, 2013. 2011d, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 299, 183–190. This requires coordination among developers and private pest control companies to identify areas for control, enact control efforts, and monitor the success of the control campaign. Burt, W. H. (1943). Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. 137, 28–36. 24, 346–352. Each paper was reviewed and summarized according to these categories, and we compared information within each category across studies. J. Hyg. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12472. 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation. Finally, infestations can result in substantial economic losses, both directly (i.e., costs associated with rat control), and indirectly (i.e., costs associated with mitigating and repairing rat-associated damage) (Pimentel et al., 2005; Almeida et al., 2013). In general, all studies sought to describe urban rat ecology, but most (56.8%; n = 21) explicitly mentioned using this information to inform pest control. UK. US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2010. Les peuplements néo-calédoniens de vertébébrés : invasions, disparitions. In Turning the tide: the eradication of invasive species: 71-78. Both invasions were presumably by swimming and they extended the distance which this species has been suspected of swimming (Russell and Clout, 2005). The presence of conspecifics may also influence home range size, as some individuals have been found to avoid the home ranges of other rats (Low et al., 2013; Oyedele et al., 2015). Spurr, E.B., G.A. http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/casn272.pdf, Robertson, H.A. (1999). Health. Evol. (2016). doi: 10.2307/2402767, Tomkiewicz, S. M., Fuller, M. R., Kie, J. G., and Bates, K. K. (2010). These diseases are typically transferred to humans via urine and droppings, or through hosts that interact with both black rats and humans. IUCN. Among the numerous species within Rattus (66 species according to Musser & Carlton 2005), the Norway or brown rat Rattus norvegicus, the black or roof rat Rattus rattus, and the Asian black rat Rattus tanezumi have colonized urban ecosystems globally (Aplin et al. It does not require forest or substantial vertical structure, and can obtain high abundances in savannahs (Clark, 1981) and on atolls with low scrub vegetation (Fall et al., 1971). 2011e, Puffinus heinrothi (Heinroth's shearwater), US Fish and Wildlife Service, 13, 349–359. Ecol. ; Saul, E.K. Indeed, home ranges of male black rats have been shown to overlap with those of other males and females, whereas females had home ranges that were exclusive of each other (Low et al., 2013), further supporting the role of mate-searching in determining the extent of the home range. Rattus argentiventer is often responsible for depredations on rice fields and gardens. Biological Invasions 11: 1489-1501. 2006b, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecol. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision. Atkinson, I. (1956). Impacts also appear to be more severe on smaller islands, where rat densities tend to be higher and fluctuate less than on larger islands or continents, or simply because the prey densities are more concentrated on many smaller islands (such as with seabirds). 51, 483–491. Tidsskr Den. lanaiense, Lanai sandalwood ('iliahi). http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-04-01/pdf/2014-06576.pdf, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2014. UK. IUCN Red List Least Concern More information Contributors Field and laboratory observations on roof rats Rattus rattus (Linnaeus), in Florida. Ecol. A Japanese study showed that R. rattus is primarily herbivorous, but can change its food habits when it is thirsty, or when food is in short supply (Yabe, 1979). Austral Ecology, 25(5):523-532, Worth BC, 1950. Battersby, S. A., Parsons, R., and Webster, J. P. (2002). Chagos Island Restoration Project 2006 (CERP). Lorvelec, O., Delloue, X., Pascal, M., & Mege, S. 2004. An integrated approach to identify spatiotemporal and individual-level determinants of animal home range size. See Box 1 for an overview of these tools. The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2019.00013/full#supplementary-material, Abdelkrim, J., Pascal, M., and Samadi, S. (2007). Takahashi, L. K., and Lore, R. K. (1980). The mean range length for females was 103m, and 194m for males. Of the 60 or more species in the genus Rattus, R. rattus is likely to be the most damaging to agricultural crops globally (Aplin et al., 2003; Shiels et al., 2014). Gland. Tanaka, R. (1963). Heiberg, A.-C., Sluydts, V., and Leirs, H. (2012). For example, Recht (1982) observed that Norway rats cease movement in rain, while black rats continue to forage (Recht et al., 1983). In: RLAC-PROVEG, 80 pp. A. E. 1985. Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. In Williams, G. R. They eat both plant and animal matter all year round (Shiels et al., 2013). 2006: Conservation of kakerori (Pomarea dimidiata) in the Cook Islands in 2004/05. The two studies which calculated core home range size for urban rats estimated its size as 11% of the total home range for Norway rats (Oyedele et al., 2015), and approximately 31% of the space used for black rats (Low et al., 2013). > 0°C, dry winters), Mean maximum temperature of hottest month (ºC), Mean minimum temperature of coldest month (ºC), number of consecutive months with <40 mm rainfall, Many islands in the Pacific and Caribbean, CR (IUCN red list: Critically endangered); USA ESA listing as endangered species, CR (IUCN red list: Critically endangered); USA ESA listing as threatened species, VU (IUCN red list: Vulnerable); USA ESA listing as endangered species, NT (IUCN red list: Near threatened); USA ESA listing as threatened species, EN (IUCN red list: Endangered); USA ESA listing as endangered species, National list(s); USA ESA listing as endangered species, NatureServe; USA ESA listing as endangered species, EX (IUCN red list: Extinct); USA ESA listing as endangered species, NatureServe; USA ESA listing as threatened species, CR (IUCN red list: Critically endangered); National list(s); USA ESA listing as endangered species, USA ESA listing as endangered species; USA ESA listing as endangered species, USA ESA listing as threatened species; EN (IUCN red list: Endangered), VU (IUCN red list: Vulnerable); USA ESA listing as threatened species, Ecosystem change / habitat alteration; Herbivory/grazing/browsing, LC (IUCN red list: Least concern); USA ESA listing as endangered species, Vertebrate Pest Control: Decision Support System.

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