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Some facts about the
Norway rat
Adult weight : 0.3 kg (0.66 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 5 years
Female maturity :90 days
Male maturity : 70 days
Gestation : 21 days
Weaning : 25 days
Litter size : 10
Litters per year : 4
Weight at birth : 0.006 kg (0.0132 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.064 kg (0.1408 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 1 W
Body mass : 0.207 kg (0.4554 lbs)
Brown rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Rattus norvegicus
The Brown rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the brown rat
A young / baby of a brown rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A brown rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the brown rat
Brown Rats are known to catchsmall fish , other rodents, and nestling birds and eggs .
NORWAY RAT The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is, together with the house mouse (Mus musculus), the most widely used laboratory animal.
rattus_norvegicus is not a member of any public groups
The Brown Rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything, but with grain forming a substantial part of the diet.
Invariably associated with human habitations, Rattus rattus is widely distributed throughout north-central Texas counties coterminous with the study area, but Rattus norvegicus is known only from Wichita Falls (11). (Full text)
Brown Rats are known to catch small fish, other rodents, and also eat nestling birds and eggs. (Full text)
The Brown Rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything, but with cereals forming a substantial part of the diet. (Full text)
The Brown Rat or Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is one of the most well-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. (Full text)
Reviews of "Ratus Norvegicus":07/13/2005, AMGThe first and finest of the band's many albums, Rattus Norvegicus is also the closest the Stranglers came to defining how they were lumped into the punk movement -- even if. (Full text)
The Brown Rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything, but prefers grains, and eats up to a third of bodyweight a day. (Full text)
Rattus norvegicus The Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is one of the most well-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. (Full text)
Conservation status Brown rats are common. (Full text)
1. brown rat, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus -- (common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide)brown rat
Norway rat
Rattus norvegicus
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