Black Rat

Rattus rattus

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The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the ship rat, roof rat, house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the genus Rattus (rats) in the subfamily Murinae. The species originated in tropical Asia and spread through the Near East in Roman times before reaching Europe by the 1st century and spreading with Europeans across the world.

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  1. (c) Paul Hocksenar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/vermininc/2303896197/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattus_rattus

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