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Brown Rat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The brown rat , common rat , sewer rat , Hanover rat , Norway rat , Norwegian rat , or wharf rat ( Rattus norvegicus ) is one of the best known and most common rats. One of the largest...
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Notes and images of brown rats, updated from the Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural History Notebooks series. ... The brown rat originated in Asia. It arrived in North America via Europe in the 18th century. Rats have followed humans to every continent except Antarctica.
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Special Features of the Brown Rat ... The brown rat is considered to be a pest throughout most of its range. Still it rarely lives in occupied houses or buildings but, rather, makes its home in areas uninhabited by people. The brown rat inhabits all parts of the world populated by humans and breeds rapidly in colonies...
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Brown rats have been bred for research and the pet trade. They spread across Britain via the shipping traffic from foreign countries in the 18th Century, largely replacing the black rat. Along with house mice, they are considered to be the most widespread terrestrial mammal. ... Brown rat, Norway rat, common rat;
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The Brown Rat or Norway Rat is one of the best-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. The Brown Rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything. Brown Rats can carry a number of ... ... The Brown Rat or Norway Rat is one of the best-known and common rats, and also one of the largest.
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The common brown rat (Rattus norvegicus -- also called the Norway rat or sewer rat) is a destructive animal pest found in and around towns and farms. These rodents eat and contaminate large amounts of feed, damage structures by their gnawing and burrowing and may spread diseases that affect livestock and people.
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ipm.illinois.edu/hyg/pests/brown_rat/
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laboratory tests have shown that they can tolerate low levels of toad toxins. Young or adult Cane Toads are eaten by wolf spiders, freshwater crayfish, Estuarine Crocodile, crows, White-faced Heron, kites, Bush Stone-curlew, Tawny Frogmouth, Water Rat and the Giant White-tailed Rat. ... Brown Toadlet...
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Brown Rat; (Rattus norvegicus ... The brown rat is to be found in most parts of the world but is believed to have originated in eastern Asia, from whence it spread partially on foot, and partially by ship. It came to Europe relatively late, probably around the 18th century, but when it did it spread extremely rapidly,
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