Is a rat is an animal?

Answer 1

Yes and no.

When people think of rats, they think of the unclean rodents which inhabit buildings and rubbish dumps in urban areas. Most rats in Australia are not native, having arrived on the various European ships that came to Australia from 1788 on.

However, Australia does have its own native rats. The Bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) has a more pointed head and larger and more rounded ears than the common black or brown rat. It lives in bushland and heath rather than urban areas, preferring to live in the dense forest understorey. It shelters in shallow burrows under logs or rocks. In addition, there are more species of native rat in the Kimberley region.

There is also the Australian water-rat, which is quite different to other rats as it is much larger, has partially webbed hind feet, and dense waterproof fur for which it was once hunted.

Answer 2

yes its a mammal.