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  • Brown Rat, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Mark Philpott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Brown Rat, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Вадим Синюхин, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Brown Rat, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Fran Wiesner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Brown Rat, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Martin Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Brown Rat, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) James Feehan, all rights reserved

  • Brown Rat, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Ty Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

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The Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also referred to as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat, or wharf rat is one of the best known and most common rats.

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