tree rat
Slang for squirrel
Tree rat is informal, usually humorous or disparaging slang for a squirrel.
The term emphasizes that squirrels are essentially rats that live in trees—sharing the rodent family, similar size, and reputation as pests: Those tree rats keep raiding my bird feeder.
- rodentGnawing mammal order
- woodratCollecting rodent species
- climbAscend using effort
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- dreyArboreal rodent's nest
leap · forest dweller · gnaw · tail · scurry · whiskers · branch · wildlife · scamper · chew · claws · treetop · agile · packrat · endemic species · pest · nutcracker · oak
habitat
tree ratground squirrel
Burrowing rodent species
sewer rat · mole · gopher · prairie dog · groundhog