1. Scientific Name: Rattus
Rats
By: Blair Strain

2. Animals In the Rat Family
-Mice
-Shrews
-Moles
-Opossum

3. Physical Description of Rats
~3.2 feet tall
~ kg.
~White, black, brown, gray
~Body cm long, tail cm long j

4. Where Are Rats Located? -Asia -United States
-Also in basements, sewers, garages j

5. Population of rats is constantly declining or inclining.

6. Basic Terminology k Baby rat- Articial Female rat- Doe Male rat- Buck
Group of rats- Pack or Mischief k

7. Lifelong Relationship
-Groom each other
-Take turn parenting, help each other out
-Help each other out year round

8. How Do Rats Reproduce?
Gestation
~22-24 days
~Litter size of about 10

9. Life Expectancy ~Black rats -1 year in captivity -1 year in the wild
~Brown rats
-4 years in captivity
-2 years in wild

10. Habitat Needed
~Small Spaces
-Part in walls,
-Basements,
-Sewers f

11. Diet and Digestive System
-Rats eat insects, flowers,
seeds, leaves, nuts, fruits and
fungi.
-All absorbs, goes to cecum,
then it happens.

12. Lowest In the Food Chain

13. Unique Facts -Rats take care of injured and sick rats in their group.
-Rats make happy "laughter" sounds when they play
-A rat can go longer than a camel without having a drink of water
-Rats bring diseases to us humans

14. Works Cited