High altitude limits the biogeography of common rats but not house mice

Abstract Common rats (Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus) and the house mouse (Mus musculus) are globally distributed synanthropic rodents, yet their tolerance to high altitude has never been assessed at a global scale. We combined worldwide occurrence records with climatic and elevational data to...

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Principais autores:	Christian Arias-Reyes, Favio Carvajal-Rodriguez, Jorge Soliz, Vincent Joseph
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2026-05-01
Series:	Scientific Reports
Assuntos:	High altitude Hypoxia tolerance House mouse Common rat Physiological adaptation Species distribution
Acceso en liña:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-53527-y
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