Weighing 5 9oz fur is considered sleek and graceful ears can be pulled over the eyes of the rat snout is pointed and tail is longer than body.
White bellied roof rat.
Black rat ship rat gray bellied rat alexandrine rat and white bellied rat.
Roof rats were documented in phoenix and likely introduced into the area through freight or shipment of food livestock.
The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside.
They are 7 10 long have large ears a pointed nose with a different coloration their tails are longer than the head and body combined.
A typical roof rat is about 6 8 inches long including its tail and head.
It likely originated in the indian subcontinent but is now found worldwide.
Roof rats are smaller and more slender than the norway rats.
At the moment i am playfully calling him roofus ratchet.
Another baby white bellied roof rat being raised.
The black rat rattus rattus linnaeus is black with a gray belly.
Roof rats are very similar in appearance to house mice and are therefore mistaken as house mice.
I tend to name the litters of rats and mice i rescue and raise.
Size shape and colour.
Roof rats are also known as black rat ship rat gray bellied rat alexandrine rat and white bellied rat.
Black rats are about 16 cm to 20 cm long and are charcoal grey to black or light brown above cream or white below with a sleek smooth coat.
Lastly the overall size shape and colour of the animal should be looked at.
They are located in the coastal areas of the usa since they do not adapt well to cooler temperatures.
And the fruit rat rattus frugivorus rafinesque has an agouti back and white belly.
I ve had meeces pieces.
Fulviventer and hispid s.
The alexandrine rat rattus alexandrines geoffroy is brown with gray streaks also known as agouti with a gray belly.
The roof rat also called gray bellied rat white bellied rat alexandrine rat black rat and ship rat.
Generally identified by color three sub species of roof rats are known.
Its origins go to the tree forests of southeast asia and are adept for climbing vines wires and narrow ledges.
They have big thin ears and quite a round face.
The white throated pack rat figure 2 is the most commonly.
One of the distinctive features of the roof rats is their greyish or whitish underside that is the reason they are often referred to as grey bellied or white bellied rats.
