brown rats
Sewer-dwelling rodents
Brown rats are the common rats found worldwide in close association with humans—in sewers, buildings, farms, and garbage.
They are the species used in laboratories and kept as pets.
Despite the name, their fur ranges from gray to brown.
Also called Norway rats, though they likely originated in Asia, not Scandinavia.
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- tailsRear animal appendages
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- gnawingPersistent biting action
- gnaw marksIndentations from chewing
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