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Black Rat (Rattus Rattus)

Appearance

  • The black rat is between 16-24cm in length, with a tail longer than the head and body.
  • It grows to a weight of 150-200g.
  • Black rats have a pointed nose, large ears and a slender body.

Life Cycle

  • Black rats produce 5-10 young per litter, and have between 3-6 litters a year.
  • The gestation period is about 3 weeks.
  • It only takes between 12-16 weeks from birth for them to reach sexual maturity.

Habits

  • They are incredibly agile and very good climbers.
  • Their preferred food is moist fruits. Black Rats will eat around 15g of food a day and drink 15ml.
Black Rats (Rattus Rattus)

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