The brown rat, also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread, common species of rat. One of the largest muroids, it is a br
Brown Rat
Brown rat in the Netherlands seen in side-on view
A brown rat opening a discarded plastic food container in a park.
Rattus is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus.
Brown rat
…Rat invasions of Alberta were stopped and rats were eliminated by very aggressive government rat control measures, starting during the 1950s. The only Rattus species that is capable of surviving the climate of Alberta is the brown rat, which can only survive in the prairie region of the province, and even…