Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Gruiformes > Family Rallidae > Genus Rallus

Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Rallus*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: gjeli i ujit sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bokmål (Norwegian): vannrikse sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Bulgarian: Воден дърдавец sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: vandrikse sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: waterral sources: Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.

English: water rail sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Water Rail sources: Charles Hussey

French: Râle d'eau sources: Avibase - the world bird database

Gaelic: rálóg uisce sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Galician: Rálóg uisce

German: Wasserralle sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Ευρωπαϊκή Νεροκοτσέλα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Irish: Rálóg uisce sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

Israel (Hebrew): רלית sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: porciglione sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: ilgasnapė vištelė sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: vannrikse sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: vannrikse sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 153

Norwegian Nynorsk: vassrikse sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 153

Nynorsk (Norwegian): vassrikse sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: wodnik sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Romanian: cârstel de baltă sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: пастушок sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Scottish: rálóg uisce sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: mokož sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: rascón europeo sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: vattenrall sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: su kilavuzu; su kılavuzu sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Пастушок sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: rhegen ddwr

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	BODC (2009). Species list from the British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Genbank

Taxonomy

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External Links

Barcode of Life (77 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (825 publications)
GenBank (105 nucleotides; 103 proteins)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Rallus aquaticus. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:416695

Drs Cees Roselaar. Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96767