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'Ship Rat' is usually referring to a Black Rat.
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Jazmine Byford
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How many types of rats are there?
There are two basic types of rats. Black/roof rats and Norway/brown rats. The brown rat, is also known as the Norway rat, house rat, gray rat, barn rat, and wharf rat, is one of the best-known and is the larger of the two. Roof rats are also called black rats and ship rats.
What is a rats genus name?
Rattus Rattus is the black or ship rat (the rat whose fleas caused the plague), but the rats we have in this country, and what all fancy rats are descended from is Rattus norvegicus, which is the brown or Norway rat.
Is an BROWN rat an omnivore herbivore or carnivore?
a brown rat is a carnivore
Which rat is bigger brown or black rat?
The Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) has a larger body than the Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Is a rat brown?
it depends on the rat some rats are white some grey white and brown
What is the most common rat?
The most common rat is the brown German rat.
Do the brown rat snake has a venom?
There is no recognised species called a 'brown rat snake' - HOWEVER - Members of the Rat snake family are constrictors - not venomous.
What is the difference between a rat and a water rat?
A wharf rat is another name for a brown rat. A rat is a "rodent" and in the "Muridae" family and all rats are in the Genus "Rattus" A black rat is Rattus Rattus. A brown rat (also fancy/ lab rats) is Rattus Norvegicus
Why does a rat abandon its ship?
to save its life
What color is a kangaroo rat?
A kangaroo rat is brown, black and can sometimes be white.
What are brown rats?
They're a common rat also known as a sewer rat.
Is a rat a yorkie?
Although they may look like they are part rat, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and a Yorkie (Cannis lupis familiaris) share no genetic material. There is a breed of dog called a brown rat terrier, however it is named as such since it was bred to hunt brown rats.
