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  2. Black rat - Wikipedia

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    The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus, in the subfamily Murinae. [1] It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is now found worldwide. [2] The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside.

  3. Brown rat - Wikipedia

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    The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest muroids, it is a brown or grey rodent with a body length of up to 28 cm (11 in) long, and a tail slightly shorter than that. It weighs between 140 ...

  4. Fancy rat - Wikipedia

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    The fancy rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica) is the domesticated form of Rattus norvegicus, the brown rat, [1] and the most common species of rat kept as a pet.The name fancy rat derives from the use of the adjective fancy for a hobby, also seen in "animal fancy", a hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, or breeding of pet or domestic animals.

  5. Rats rule the NYC subway system. These stations are their ...

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    Transit’s NYC Subway Rat Detector allows New Yorkers to log every time they spot a rat in the subway system. While waiting for the subway to pull in, the app asks commuters how many rats they ...

  6. Behavioral sink - Wikipedia

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    The term and concept derive from a series of over-population experiments Calhoun conducted on Norway rats between 1958 and 1962. [1] In the experiments, Calhoun and his researchers created a series of "rat utopias" [ 2 ] – enclosed spaces where rats were given unlimited access to food and water, enabling unfettered population growth.

  7. Rats have been in New York City since the 1700s and they're ...

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    A graduate student investigated how rat families move around the city, and found that certain areas had more genetic diversity. A graduate student investigated how rat families move around the ...

  8. Rodent mite dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    Rodent mite dermatitis (also known as rat mite dermatitis) is an often unrecognized ectoparasitosis occurring after human contact with haematophagous mesostigmatid mites that infest rodents, such as house mice, [1] rats [2] and hamsters. [3]

  9. Rat populations spike in cities due to warming temperatures ...

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    New York City hired its first-ever "Rat Czar" in 2023, and an investigation by CBS New York found rats had an increase of more than 7% since the Adams administration took office in 2022 and ...