common rat
Sewer-dwelling vermin
The common rat is the brown rat or Norway rat, the species most frequently encountered in human settlements worldwide.
Distinguished from the smaller black rat, it thrives in sewers, buildings, and urban environments.
Common rat sometimes refers loosely to any rat species regularly seen by people.
- bitePierce with teeth
- tailRear animal appendage
- scavengerSeeker of refuse
- bubonic plagueYersinia pestis infection
- disease carrierTransmitter of pathogens
fur · pest · commensal · nocturnal · invasive species · vermin · whiskers · urban wildlife · scratch · nibble · garbage · filth · city streets · omnivore · alley · cheese · feral · beady
- Global Specieshouse sparrow, house mouse, housefly, cockroach, feral pigeon
common ratpet
Domesticated household companion
house cat · lap dog · fancy rat · companion animal · purebred dog
common ratclean
Free of soil
dove · swan · white rabbit · songbird · butterfly
common ratrare bird
Unusual person or thing
endangered species · noble steed · snow leopard · giant panda · unicorn