Black Rat
Rattus rattus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 8,000
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus, in the subfamily Murinae. It is a generalist omnivore that can live on a wide variety of foods. It associates extensively with humans, and most populations are synanthropic.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black rat”.