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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. [1] It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is now found worldwide. [2] The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside.
A closeup of a rat tail. The characteristic long tail of most rodents is a feature that has been extensively studied in various rat species models, which suggest three primary functions of this structure: thermoregulation, [13] minor proprioception, and a nocifensive-mediated degloving response. [14]
The long-tailed spiny rat is a large rat with a head-and-body length of between 187 and 250 mm (7.4 and 9.8 in) and a tail length of 121 to 200 mm (4.8 to 7.9 in). The fur is less bristly than in other related species. The upper parts are a glossy chestnut colour becoming more orange on the flanks.
Rattus baluensis, summit rat; Rattus exulans, Polynesia rat; Rattus norvegicus, Norway rat; Sundamys muelleri, Muller's rat; Sundamys infraluteus, mountain giant rat; Niviventer cremoriventer in Borneo. Niviventer cremoriventer, dark-tailed rat; Niviventer rapit, long-tailed mountain rat; Maxomys rajah, brown spiny rat; Maxomys surifer. Maxomys ...
Isothrix barbarabrownae - Barbara Brown's brush-tailed rat; Isothrix bistriata - yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat; Isothrix negrensis - Rio Negro brush-tailed rat; Isothrix pagurus - plain brush-tailed rat; Isothrix sinnamariensis - Sinnamary brush-tailed rat; Genus Makalata. Makalata didelphoides - armored spiny rat; Makalata macrura - Long ...
Olallamys is a member of the Echimyini clade of arboreal Echimyidae rodents. The closest relative of Olallamys is Dactylomys, and then Kannabateomys.These South American bamboo rats share unique features and are grouped under the informal clade name of "Dactylomyines". [4]
Oligoryzomys longicaudatus, also known as the long-tailed colilargo [2] or long-tailed pygmy rice rat, [1] is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of the family Cricetidae. It is found in the southern Andes of Chile and Argentina , with an outlying population in eastern Argentina.
Isothrix is a member of the Echimyini clade of arboreal Echimyidae rodents. [8] Although tentatively considered an echimyine, it has been suggested that Isothrix may not be particularly closely related to other members of its subfamily. [3]