diff --git a/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/xref_config.ini b/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/xref_config.ini
index 125ac5cdde09af72b4621b74bbe7d2310ae96308..fa7e5b03b8541edd8f8771c0eed63b58db2266e9 100644
--- a/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/xref_config.ini
+++ b/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/xref_config.ini
@@ -5306,7 +5306,7 @@ source 		= ArrayExpress::MULTI
 
 [species rattus_norvegicus]
 taxonomy_id     = 10116
-aliases         = rat, rattusnorvegicus, rnovegicus
+aliases         = rat, rattusnorvegicus, rnorvegicus
 source          = EntrezGene::MULTI
 source          = GO::rattus_norvegicus
 source          = goslim_goa::MULTI