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Bookmark or Share- How Rats Took Over North America | Scientific AmericanThe Black Death first swept through Europe in the mid-1300s, killing tens of millions of people. But it didn’t stop there—the plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis hid inside the bodies of black...
- Black rat - WikipediaThe 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 likely originated in the Indian subcontinent , but is now found worldwide.
- Rat - WikipediaSpecies of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus. Other rat genera include Neotoma (pack rats), Bandicota (bandicoot rats) and Dipodomys (kangaroo rats). Rats are typically distinguished from mice by their size.
- Rat | Rodent Species, Habitats & Characteristics | Britannicarat, (genus Rattus), the term generally and indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches. (Smaller thin-tailed rodents are just as often indiscriminately referred to as mice.)
- The ratting of North America: A 350-year retrospective on Rattus ... - AAASWhat rats do has had, and continues to have, major consequences for humans across the globe. A number of Rattus species have become specially adapted to living in or near human settlements, where they exploit rich rodent habitat diversity and food opportunities (1, 2).
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