White Bellied Roof Rat

It is a generalist omnivore and a serious pest to farmers because it.

White bellied roof rat.

Roof rats were documented in phoenix and likely introduced into the area through freight or shipment of food livestock. At the moment i am playfully calling him roofus ratchet. And the fruit rat rattus frugivorus rafinesque has an agouti back and white belly. Roof rats are very similar in appearance to house mice and are therefore mistaken as house mice.

The alexandrine rat rattus alexandrines geoffroy is brown with gray streaks also known as agouti with a gray belly. A typical roof rat is about 6 8 inches long including its tail and head. Its origins go to the tree forests of southeast asia and are adept for climbing vines wires and narrow ledges. One of the distinctive features of the roof rats is their greyish or whitish underside that is the reason they are often referred to as grey bellied or white bellied rats.

The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside. Lastly the overall size shape and colour of the animal should be looked at. It is a brown rat. The black rat rattus rattus linnaeus is black with a gray belly.

The white throated pack rat figure 2 is the most commonly. Roof rats are smaller and more slender than the norway rats. Generally identified by color three sub species of roof rats are known. Black rat ship rat gray bellied rat alexandrine rat and white bellied rat.

Size shape and colour. I ve had meeces pieces. Black rats are about 16 cm to 20 cm long and are charcoal grey to black or light brown above cream or white below with a sleek smooth coat. Fulviventer and hispid s.

They are located in the coastal areas of the usa since they do not adapt well to cooler temperatures. It likely originated in the indian subcontinent but is now found worldwide. Roof rats are also known as black rat ship rat gray bellied rat alexandrine rat and white bellied rat. I tend to name the litters of rats and mice i rescue and raise.

They have big thin ears and quite a round face. Weighing 5 9oz fur is considered sleek and graceful ears can be pulled over the eyes of the rat snout is pointed and tail is longer than body. They are 7 10 long have large ears a pointed nose with a different coloration their tails are longer than the head and body combined.